Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine
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The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American synchronized sound romantic drama film directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both sound-on-disc and sound-on-film processes.
A silent film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel about a disfigured man who falls in love with a blind girl. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and learn trivia and goofs about this classic horror mystery.
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- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Paul Leni
- 1928-11-04
Jan 18, 2004 · A silent film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, starring Conrad Veidt as a disfigured man who hides his grin behind masks. The film is a melodrama, a horror film and a swashbuckler, with Expressionist sets and shadows.
Dec 11, 2023 · 100 subscribers. 407. 12K views 3 months ago #SilentFilm #ClassicCinema #FilmAnalysis. Explore the captivating world of 'The Man Who Laughs' (1928), a timeless silent film that remains in...
- 110 min
- 18.7K
- RetroVibes
The film is also the namesake of an alternate version of Batman called The Batman Who Laughs. The Man Who Laughs (1966) (L'uomo che ride), an Italian-French film, also in an English dubbed version titled He Who Laughs, made in Italy and directed by Sergio Corbucci. This version features elaborate colour photography, but a very low production ...
- Victor Marie Hugo
- 1869
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. Forever disfigured by a wide, mirthless grin on his face, Gwynplaine, the orphaned son of a nobleman, rescues blind baby girl Dea in cold 17th-century England.
The Man Who Laughs. Released Nov 4, 1928 2h 4m Drama List. 100% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 87% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Disfigured by a king as a child, an 18th-century clown (Conrad...
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