Directed by: Paul Leni & Leo Birinski
Emil Jannings - Harun al-Rashid, Caliph of Baghdad
Conrad Veidt - Ivan the Terrible
Werner Krauss - Jack the Ripper/Spring-heeled Jack
William Dieterle - The Poet
The owner of a waxworks ask a young writer to create a back story for three of the museums most popular attractions: the wax figures of an exuberant late 8th century Persian caliph, Harun al-Rashid, the tyrannical Russian Tzar Ivan the Terrible, and Victorian legend, Spring-heeled Jack (also referred to, confusingly, as Jack the Ripper in the film, although the two are not one and the same).
An intriguing example of German Expressionism.
Haha I love when people waste their time arguing through Youtube comments
HakachumuIkari 1 year ago
damn, u see right through me.
MultiMonochrome 1 year ago
ok well you're a an old guy who pretty much ruined his life by having 3 kids, and spends his time being pushed around by women.
bye now
LisaBreeBranch 1 year ago
@LisaBreeBranch, where did i mention i was an old woman, baby?!!!!! I'm a GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And no, I wasn't sarcastic. And 26 isn't that old.
MultiMonochrome 1 year ago
for sec i thought you were being sarcastic but when you mentioned you were an old woman i took u seriously :D
LisaBreeBranch 1 year ago
Have to agree with you. I work two jobs, have 3 kids, do charity, help my mom and grandma and still manage to watch a movie every day... I'm indeed slow.
MultiMonochrome 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
silent movies are for slow people
LisaBreeBranch 2 years ago
Wilhelm Dieterle in great new bio (Charlton Heston: An Incredible LIfe) at amazon!
Bestmanme08 2 years ago
whoever made this video .. the person is great a liar and will burn in hell. harun rashid was a great caliph and handsome smart caliph search in the books.
0058862990 2 years ago