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The Wax Mask (1996)

Genre : Horror, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Sergio Stivaletti
Writer : Lucio Fulci, Daniele Stroppa

Synopsis

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifelike recreations of gruesome murder scenes. A young man bets that he will spend the night in the museum but is found dead the morning after. Soon, people start disappearing from the streets of Rome and the wax museum halls begin filling with new figures...

Actors

Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein
Boris Volkoff
Romina Mondello
Romina Mondello
Sonia Lafont
Riccardo Serventi Longhi
Riccardo Serventi Longhi
Andrea Conversi
Gabriella Giorgelli
Gabriella Giorgelli
Francesca
Umberto Balli
Umberto Balli
Alex
Valery Valmond
Valery Valmond
Giorgina
Gianni Franco
Gianni Franco
Inspector Palazzi
Massimo Vanni
Massimo Vanni
Victor
Aldo Massasso
Aldo Massasso
Inspector Lanvin
Goffredo Unger
Goffredo Unger
Puppeteer
Elena Marchesini
Elena Marchesini
Madame's Girl
Romano Iannelli
Romano Iannelli
Pathologist
Daniel Auber
Daniel Auber
Luca
Sabrina Pellegrino
Sabrina Pellegrino
Elena
Ginevra Casini
Ginevra Casini
Madame's Girl
Maia Asiride
Maia Asiride
Madame's Girl
Angela D'Ambra
Angela D'Ambra
Madame's Girl
Federica Leuter
Federica Leuter
Madame's Girl
Antonella Sannite
Antonella Sannite
Madame's Girl
Michela Paolucci
Michela Paolucci
Madame's Girl
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Elisabetta Rocchetti
Madame's Girl
Andreina Sirena
Andreina Sirena
Madame's Girl
Katy Monique Cuomo
Katy Monique Cuomo
Madame's Girl

Crews

Sergio Stivaletti
Sergio Stivaletti
Director
Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Producer
Giuseppe Colombo
Giuseppe Colombo
Producer
Fulvio Lucisano
Fulvio Lucisano
Producer
Maurizio Abeni
Maurizio Abeni
Original Music Composer
Sergio Salvati
Sergio Salvati
Director of Photography
Sergio Stivaletti
Sergio Stivaletti
Special Effects
Sergio Stivaletti
Sergio Stivaletti
Visual Effects
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Screenplay
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Story
Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Story
Daniele Stroppa
Daniele Stroppa
Story
Daniele Stroppa
Daniele Stroppa
Screenplay
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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