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The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Directed by Paul Leni
“THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.”
Drama, Romance, Horror · 1h 50m
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Cast
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin
Dea
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
J
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
D
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
D
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Crew
- Director
- Paul Leni
- Writer
- Walter Anthony, May McLean, Marion Ward, Charles E. Whittaker
- Novel
- Victor Hugo
- Director of Photography
- Gilbert Warrenton
- Editor
- Edward L. Cahn
- Producer
- Carl Laemmle
Details
- Release date
- 1928-11-04
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Horror
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures