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1928

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.

Credits

Director

Paul Leni

Producer

Carl Laemmle

Writers

Walter Anthony , May McLean , Marion Ward , Charles E. Whittaker

Cinematographer

Gilbert Warrenton

Cast

Conrad Veidt , Mary Philbin , Cesare Gravina , Brandon Hurst , Olga Baclanova , Sam De Grasse , Stuart Holmes , Josephine Crowell , Julius Molnar , Károly Huszár

Studio

Universal Pictures

Genres

Romance Drama Horror

External

IMDb

Posters

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