Conrad Veidt
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Conrad Veidt plays the grown Gwynplaine who travels around the English countrysi... (1928) Paul Leni directed this great film based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
Hans Walter Conrad Veidt [1] [2] ( / faɪt /; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German-British actor. [3] [4] He attracted early attention for his roles in the films Different from the Others (1919), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and The Man Who Laughs (1928).
Jan 18, 2004 · He and his star, the great Conrad Veidt, two Jewish refugees, made the film for Universal in Hollywood. The image of Veidt's face with its disturbing grimace became familiar to anyone who opened a film history, but the film itself was hard to find; I saw it for the first time at the Telluride Festival in 1998, where Peter Bogdanovich programmed ...
Aug 17, 2020 · The Man Who Laughs is available in a 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Universal’s 4K restoration, as part of Eureka Video’s Masters of Cinema Series, on 17 August. Paul Leni’s 1928 chiller, starring Conrad Veidt as a grinning carnival performer, is one of the most important films of the late silent era.
425 IMDb 7.6 1 h 45 min 1928. NR. Romance · Horror · Suspense · Drama. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details. 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.
Oct 31, 2023. Jun 27, 2023. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Disfigured by a king as a child, an 18th-century clown (Conrad Veidt) again becomes the pawn of royalty.
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Brief Synopsis. Read More. Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea.
