The Man Who Laughs
1928
THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.
Directed by Paul Leni
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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.
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- Director
- Paul Leni
- Written by
- Victor Hugo, Charles E. Whittaker, Marion Ward, May McLean
- Produced by
- Carl Laemmle
- Cinematographer
- Gilbert Warrenton
- Editor
- Edward L. Cahn
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (228 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.6/10 (8,604 votes)
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
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower
Henry A. Barrows
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Richard Bartlett
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Brinley
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Les Bates
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Carmen Castillo
Dea's Mother (uncredited)
Allan Cavan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Leni
Director
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Marion Ward
Writer
May McLean
Writer
Walter Anthony
Writer
Victor Hugo
Novel
J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation
Carl Laemmle
Producer
Erno Rapee
Music
Sam Perry
Music
William Axt
Music
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
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