Archive record / 4987

Waxworks

Name: Waxworks
Director: Paul Leni
Released: 1924
Duration: 83 min

1924 / Directed by Paul Leni / 83 minutes

The film / Synopsis

A young poet writes horror stories inspired by three wax figures in a fairground museum, bringing Haroun-al-Raschid, Ivan the Terrible, and Jack the Ripper frighteningly to life.

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