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.
Emil Jannings | Harun al Raschid | |
Conrad Veidt | Ivan the Terrible | |
Werner Krauss | Jack the Ripper | |
William Dieterle | The Poet | |
Olga Belajeff | Eva-Maimune-Eine Bojarin | |
Paul Biensfeldt | Grand Vizier | |
John Gottowt | Inhaber der Panoptikums | |
Georg John | Prisoner | |
Ernst Legal | Poison-Maker of the Czar |
Director | Leo Birinsky | |
Paul Leni | ||
Writer | Henrik Galeen | |
Producer | Leo Birinsky, Alexander Kwartiroff | |
Musician | Jan Kohl, Olav Lervik, Bernd Schultheis | |
Photography | Helmar Lerski |