The Wax Mask

The Wax Mask

1997 · 98 min · ★ 5.7 · Horror, Thriller

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...

Directed by Sergio Stivaletti · Written by Daniele Stroppa

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Robert Hossein Boris Volkoff
Romina Mondello Sonia Lafont
Riccardo Serventi Longhi Andrea Conversi
Gabriella Giorgelli Francesca
Umberto Balli Alex
Valery Valmond Giorgina
Gianni Franco Inspector Palazzi
Massimo Vanni Victor
Aldo Massasso Inspector Lanvin
Goffredo Unger Puppeteer
Elena Marchesini Madame's Girl
Romano Iannelli Pathologist

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