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The Man Who Laughs

7.319281h 50mMovieDramaRomanceHorror

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.

DirectorPaul Leni
WritersWalter Anthony·May McLean
ProducerCarl Laemmle

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Cast · Directed by Paul Leni

CVConrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
MPMary Philbin
Mary Philbin
Dea
CGCesare Gravina
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
BHBrandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
OBOlga Baclanova
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
SGSam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
King James II
SHStuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Lord Dirry-Moir
JCJosephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
Queen Anne
JM
Julius Molnar
Young Gwynplaine
KHKároly Huszár
Károly Huszár
Innkeeper
DF
Deno Fritz
Sword Swallower
DF
Delmo Fritz
Sword Swallower

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