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Conrad Veidt (right).
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
Also known as Waxworks, The Three Wax Works and Three Wax Men in the USA : {The Three Waxworks}
(1924) German
B&W : Seven reels / [?] 2147, 2139 or 1681? metres
Directed by Leo Birinski and Paul Leni
Cast: Emil Jannings [Harun al Raschid], Conrad Veidt [Iwan der Schreckliche (Ivan the Terrible)], Werner Krauß (Werner Krauss) [Jack the Ripper], Wilhelm Dieterle (William Dieterle) [die dichter/pastetenbäcker Assad/Russischer fürst (the poet/the baker Assad/a Russian prince)], Olga Belejeff [Eva/Maimune/eine bojarin], John Gottowt [Inhaber der Panoptikums], Paul Biensfeldt [Wesir], Georg John, Ernst Legal
Neptun-Film Aktiengesellschaft production; distributed by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA]. / Scenario by Henrik Galeen. Scenario editor, Leo Birinski. Production management by Alexander Kwartiroff. Assistant art director, Fritz Maurischat. Set design by Paul Leni. Set construction supervision by Fritz Maurischat and Alfred Junge. Costume design by Ernst Stern. Property master, Paul Dannenberg. Unit manager, Arthur Kiekebusch. Assistant director, Wilhem Dieterle (William Dieterle). Cinematography by Helmar Lerski. Still photography by Hans Lechner. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot June-September 1923. German censor certificate numbers: B.08140 (14 February 1924) and B.09330 (12 November 1924). The film was released in the USA on 13 November 1924.
Drama.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Cineteca di Bologna film archive [35mm positives]; and [8mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Ivan the Terrible - Jack the Ripper
Listing updated: 13 March 2011.
References: Bardèche-History p. 191; Bohn-Light pp. xxiii, 126; Jensen-Lang p. 24; Kael-Kiss pp. 289, 367; Limbacher-Feature p. 270; Marrero-Vintage p. 24; Sinyard-Silent p. 159; Taylor-Hitchcock p. 72; Vermilye-Twenties p. 175 : Website-Filmportal; Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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