Film
House of Wax
1953· 16· 1h 28m· Crime· Horror
“You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.”
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
1953-04-16
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Key Crew
DirectorAndré de Toth
ScreenplayCrane Wilbur
ProducerBryan Foy
Director of PhotographyBert Glennon
Original Music ComposerDavid Buttolph
EditorJames Kitchen
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 30 crew)
Details
Released1953-04-16
Runtime1h 28m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures
Budget$1M
Box office$24M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.9/10 · 392 votes
Original languageen
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