A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.
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Emil Jannings
Harun al Raschid
Conrad Veidt
Ivan the Terrible
William Dieterle
The Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
Werner Krauß
Jack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
Olga Belajeff
Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
John Gottowt
Owner of the Waxworks
Georg John
Owner of the Panoptikums
Ernst Legal
Poison-Maker of the Czar
Paul Biensfeldt
Grand Vizier
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- Release Date 11/13/1924
- Directors Paul Leni, Leo Birinski
- Writer Henrik Galeen
- Editor Leo Birinski
- Cinematographer Helmar Lerski
- Producers Leo Birinski, Alexander Kwartiroff
- Company Neptune-Film A.G.
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT | Oct 6, 1924 | Premiere (Wien) | — |
| Germany | Nov 13, 1924 | Theatrical (Berlin) | — |
| United States | Mar 18, 1926 | Theatrical | NR |
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