Waxworks (1924) 3/9

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.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• silent
• film
• movie
• waxworks
• emil
• janning
• conrad
• veidt
• paul
• leni

[HakachumuIkari]

Haha I love when people waste their time arguing through Youtube comments

[MultiMonochrome]

damn, u see right through me.

[LisaBreeBranch]

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

[MultiMonochrome]

@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.

[LisaBreeBranch]

for sec i thought you were being sarcastic but when you mentioned you were an old woman i took u seriously :D

[MultiMonochrome]

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.

[LisaBreeBranch]

silent movies are for slow people

[Bestmanme08]

Wilhelm Dieterle in great new bio (Charlton Heston: An Incredible LIfe) at amazon!

[0058862990]

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.