The Wax Mask
1997 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 5.6 · 23% critics
In the early 1900s, a brutal masked killer leaves a child as the only witness to a shocking attack. Years later, a new wax museum opens with disturbingly lifelike displays, and after a dare ends in death, people begin vanishing across the city as the museum’s collection keeps growing.
Also known as Wax Mask
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Details
- Original title
- M.D.C. - Maschera di cera
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-04-04
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 23/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (57 votes)
About
If you enjoy old-school Italian horror with a Gothic mood, grisly set pieces, and a “House of Wax” style mystery, this should hit the spot; Not for you if you need realism, strong acting, or tidy plotting.
Pros: creepy wax-museum setting; strong gore effects; moody, suspenseful vibe | Cons: uneven acting and dubbing; plot holes and confusion; weak, corny finale
Themes
- gore
- wax museum
- mechanical hand
Cast & crew
Robert Hossein
as Boris Volkoff
Romina Mondello
as Sonia Lafont
Riccardo Serventi Longhi
as Andrea Conversi
Gabriella Giorgelli
as Francesca
- UB
Umberto Balli
as Alex
Valery Valmond
as Giorgina
Gianni Franco
as Inspector Palazzi
Massimo Vanni
as Victor
Aldo Massasso
as Inspector Lanvin
Goffredo Unger
as Puppeteer
Directed by Sergio Stivaletti