The Man Who Laughs

1928 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

The Man Who Laughs
Drama Romance Mystery Thriller 17th Century Melodrama Romantic Drama German Expressionism Silent Film

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.

Direction Paul Leni

Cast Conrad Veidt · Mary Philbin · Olga Baclanova · Cesare Gravina · Julius Molnar Jr. · Brandon Hurst · Stuart Holmes · Sam De Grasse · George Siegmann · Josephine Crowell

Screenplay J. Grubb Alexander · Walter Anthony · Victor Hugo

Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton

Original title The Man Who Laughs

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