The Wax Mask

Wax Mask
File:Wax-mask-italian-poster-small.jpg
Directed by	Sergio Stivaletti
Produced by	Dario Argento Giuseppe Colombo Fulvio Lucisano
Written by	Gaston Leroux (novel) Dario Argento Lucio Fulci Daniele Stroppa
Starring	Romina Mondello Robert Hossein
Music by	Maurizio Abeni
Cinematography	Sergio Salvati
Edited by	Paolo Benassi
Distributed by	Italian International Film
Release dates	4 April 1997 (Italy)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Budget	$3'000'000 (estimated)

Wax Mask (Italian: M.D.C. - Maschera di ceracode: it is deprecated , also known as Gaston Leroux's Wax Mask) is a 1997 Italian horror film. Previously appointed to be directed by Lucio Fulci, it marked the directorial debut of the special effect artist Sergio Stivaletti.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Romina Mondello: Sonia Lafont
• Robert Hossein: Boris Volkoff
• Riccardo Serventi Longhi: Andrea Conversi
• Umberto Balli: Alex
• Gabriella Giorgelli: Aunt Francesca
• Gianni Franco: Inspector Palazzi
• Sonia Topazio: Nurse
• Massimo Vanni: Victor

External links

• The Wax Mask at IMDb