The Man Who Laughs 1928 Dvd

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The man who laughs 1928 dvd. Directed by paul leni. He was born to play gwynplaine the smiling clown and i believe i was born to watch to him play it. The man who laughs is the most mature and adult film in the expressionist canon. Originally released silent the film was enough of a hit for universal in 1928 that the studio released it with a synched musical score using the movietone sound on film process presented here as a.

Staring olga baclanova cesare gravina mary philbin and conrad veidt. The forgotten universal horror movie written by victor hugo. Based on victor hugo s 1869 novel l homme qui rit the man who laughs starred german import conrad veidt as gwynplaine a carnival freak doomed to live life wearing a perpetual grin carved on his face by dr hardquannone george siegman because his. Heralded as one of the best american silent emulating german expressionism the man who laughs presents leni at his creative directorial peak.

The man who laughs. 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. Mary philbin conrad veidt julius molnar. Conrad veidt plays gwynplaine a man disfigured as a child to give him a permanent grin.

Only 1 left in stock order soon. The man who laughs. But alas veidt was not universal mogul carl laemmle s first choice. 1928 silent black and white this is it.

Man who laughs 1928 4 7 out of 5 stars 123. 1 video 164 images. Conrad veidt is a marvel in the film. 0 all region free worldwide upc.

In fact the story line has many similarities to hugo s the hunchback of notre dame. It is also one of the best. Dvd 57 95 57. The man who laughs the silent classic that inspired the joker bonus horror trailers.

The man who laughs is a 1928 american silent romantic drama film directed by the german expressionist filmmaker paul leni the film is an adaptation of victor hugo s 1869 novel of the same name and stars mary philbin as the blind dea and conrad veidt as gwynplaine. Details about the man who laughs 1928 dvd pal mary philbin conrad veidt the man who laughs 1928 dvd pal mary philbin conrad veidt item information. More horror drama and classics dvds available dvd empire. Released with sound effects and a music score that included the song when love comes smiling by walter hirsch lew pollack and erno rapee paul leni s near masterpiece remains one of the silent era s last great romantic melodramas.

More buying choices 14 99 10 used new offers. The film is known for the grim carnival freak like grin on the character gwynplaine s face which often leads it to be classified.