The Man Who Laughs Movie 1928
Not rated 1h 50min drama horror mystery 4 november 1928 usa 1 44 trailer.
The man who laughs movie 1928. His father was a nobleman. The man who laughs is a magnificent classic based on the famous victor hugo s novel. Leni tells it like a tragedy. His name is gwynplaine.
Not yet rated 1 hr 50 min apr 27th 1928 drama horror gwynplaine son of lord clancharlie has a permanent smile carved on his face by the king in revenge for gwynplaine s father s treachery. 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. Leni makes you never want to smile again not unless you really mean it.
Orphaned as a child he is captured by outlaws who use a knife to carve his face into a hideous grin. 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. The man who laughs 1928 one of the final treasures of german silent expressionism is about such a man. The performances of conrad veidt and brandon hurst are amazing and there are many touching and heartbreaking.
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