The Wax Mask (1997)

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98 min - Horror - 4 April 1997 (Italy)

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Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Robert Hossein	...	Boris Volkoff
	Romina Mondello	...	Sonia Lafont
	Riccardo Serventi Longhi	...	Andrea Conversi
	Gabriella Giorgelli	...	Aunt Francesca
	Umberto Balli	...	Alex
	Valery Valmond	...	Giorgina
	Gianni Franco	...	Inspector Palazzi
	Antonello Murru	...	Museum Caretaker
	Daniele Auber	...	Luca
	Romano Iannelli	...	Pathologist
	Rosa Pianeta	...	Anna's Mother
	Sonia Topazio	...	Nurse
	Massimo Vanni	...	Victor
	Aldo Massasso	...	Inspector Lanvin
	Sabrina Pellegrino	...	Elena

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Storyline

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... Written by Giancarlo Cairella <vertigo@imdb.com>

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Horror

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 April 1997 (Italy) See more »

Also Known As:

Gaston Leroux's The Wax Mask See more »

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

ITL 579,919,000 (Italy) (20 April 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mediaset, France Film International, Cine 2000 See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Originally intended by Dario Argento as a Comeback for colleague (though not friend) Lucio Fulci. Unfortunately, only a few weeks before filming was about to begin, Fulci died and on short notice, the directing job was handed over to special effects expert Sergio Stivaletti. See more »

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Featured in The Three Faces of Terror (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"E lucevan le stelle"
(uncredited)
from "Tosca"
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica
Music by Giacomo Puccini See more »

The Wax Mask (1997)
M.D.C. - Maschera di cera (original title)

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