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The Wax Mask
The Wax Mask

The Wax Mask

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

04 April 1997

Country

France

Cast

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

Antonello Murru

Antonello Murru

Museum Caretaker

Rosa Pianeta

Rosa Pianeta

Anna's Mother

Sonia Topazio

Sonia Topazio

Nurse

Giuseppina Lo Vetro

Giuseppina Lo Vetro

Madama

Luca Memè

Luca Memè

Brothel Patron

Stefania Fidotti

Stefania Fidotti

Anna

Loretta Cester

Loretta Cester

Girl in Waiting Room

Salvatore Cammuca

Salvatore Cammuca

Gypsy

Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna

(uncredited)

Sergio Stivaletti

Sergio Stivaletti

Brothel patron (uncredited)

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