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1997·Horror·1h 38m
7.1
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
gore
wax museum
mechanical hand

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
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

Crew

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

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Jess
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a little dragged out at the end but nice gore
a little dragged out at the end but nice gore
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So, there’s a close up of the bare chest of what is supposed to be an underage girl and, even if it’s a stand in, it isn’t the kind of sleazy I’m down with. Same with some of the ickier Asia Argento stuff in other movies. There’s still a lot to like in this movie, but I would’ve appreciated knowing about that sequence beforehand. Oh well, I’m glad I didn’t spring for the blu ray.

Fun special effects and kind of a Full Moon vibe at points, it’s a little too blah-blah-blah period piece at others. There’s some bonkers shit. Wish it was a little more fun.
So, there’s a close up of the bare chest of what is supposed to be an underage girl and, even if it’s a stand in, it isn’t the kind of sleazy I’m down with. Same with some of the ickier Asia Argento stuff in other movies. There’s still a lot to like in this movie, but I would’ve appreciated knowing about that sequence beforehand. Oh well, I’m glad I didn’t spring for the blu ray.

Fun special effects and kind of a Full Moon vibe at points, it’s a little too blah-blah-blah period piece at others. There’s some bonkers shit. Wish it was a little more fun.
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