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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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- Directors
- Leo Birinski, Paul Leni
- Written by
- Henrik Galeen
- Produced by
- Alexander Kwartiroff, Leo Birinski
- Cinematographer
- Helmar Lerski
- Editor
- Leo Birinski
- Studio
- Neptune-Film A.G.
- Origin country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Language
- de
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 6.4/10 (71 votes)
- IMDb
- 6.6/10 (2,389 votes)
Released November 13, 1924·Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Cast

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





















