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The Man Who Laughs

THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.

  • Movie
  • 1928
  • 1h 50m

Directed by Paul Leni

7.4

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7.4 out of 10 from 234 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Conrad Veidt

    Conrad VeidtGwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie

  • Mary Philbin

    Mary PhilbinDea

  • Cesare Gravina

    Cesare GravinaUrsus

  • Brandon Hurst

    Brandon HurstBarkilphedro

  • Olga Baclanova

    Olga BaclanovaDuchess Josiana

  • Sam De Grasse

    Sam De GrasseKing James II

  • Stuart Holmes

    Stuart HolmesLord Dirry-Moir

  • Josephine Crowell

    Josephine CrowellQueen Anne

  • Julius MolnarYoung Gwynplaine

  • Károly Huszár

    Károly HuszárInnkeeper

  • Deno FritzSword Swallower

  • Delmo FritzSword Swallower

  • Henry A. Barrows

    Henry A. BarrowsUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Richard BartlettUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Charles Brinley

    Charles BrinleyUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Les Bates

    Les BatesUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

  • Carmen CastilloDea's Mother (uncredited)

  • Allan Cavan

    Allan CavanUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Director
Paul Leni
Writer
Victor Hugo, Walter Anthony and May McLean
Music
William Axt, Sam Perry and Erno Rapee
Cinematography
Gilbert Warrenton