The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Leo BirinskiDirector
- Paul LeniDirector
- Henrik GaleenWriter
Cast
- Emil JanningsHarun al Raschid
- Conrad VeidtIvan the Terrible
- William DieterleThe Poet / Assad the Baker / Russian Prince
- Werner KraussJack the Ripper / Spring-Heeled Jack
- Olga BelajeffEva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin
- John GottowtOwner of the Waxworks
- Georg JohnOwner of the Panoptikums
- Ernst LegalPoison-Maker of the Czar
- Paul BiensfeldtGrand Vizier
Stills
Themes
insanityjack the ripperanthologywax museumtorture chambercynicalpsychotronicexpressionismgerman expressionismdramatic