Waxworks (1924)

19241h 20mdir. Paul Leni, Leo BirinskiGermanGermanysilent filmfantasy film

With Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle, Georg John, John Gottowt, Paul Biensfeldt, Ernst Legal

Directed by Paul Leni, Leo Birinski

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Waxworks (German: Das Wachsfigurenkabinett) is a 1924 German silent anthology film directed by Paul Leni. Its stories are linked by a plot thread about a writer (William Dieterle) who accepts a job from a waxworks proprietor to write a series of stories about the exhibits of Caliph of Baghdad (Emil Jannings), Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt) and Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss) in order to boost business.

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