The Man Who Laughs (1928) Review: Conrad Veidt’s Heartbreaking Permanent Grin
The Verdict: A Melodrama Hidden Behind a Monster’s MaskIf you come to The Man Who Laughs expecting a proto-slasher or a traditional Universal monster movie, you will be surprised. ...
The movie The Man Who Laughs was directed by Paul Leni.
The Man Who Laughs was released in the year 1928.
The Man Who Laughs has an IMDb rating of 7.6 out of 10.
The Man Who Laughs is a movie from United States.
The Man Who Laughs is categorised as Horror, Romance, Thriller, Drama, Mystery in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.
The Man Who Laughs features Charles Brinley, Charles Hancock, Alexander P. Linton, Allan Cavan.
The screenplay for The Man Who Laughs was written by Victor Hugo, Charles E. Whittaker, May McLean.
If you enjoy The Man Who Laughs, you might also like Eva, wo bist du? (1920), The Great Shadow (1920), The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920), In the River (1920).
Yes, The Man Who Laughs (1928) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Horror and Romance qualities.
Set in late 17th-century England, the story follows Gwynplaine, the son of a rebel nobleman. After his father is executed by King James II, Gwynplaine is sold to 'comprachicos'—criminals who surgically disfigure children to sell them as performers. Left with a permanent, grotesque grin, Gwynplaine is rescued by an itinerant philosopher and grows up to be a famous circus attraction. He falls in love with Dea, a blind woman who cannot see his scars, but his life is upended when his noble lineage is rediscovered, dragging him into a cruel web of political intrigue and aristocratic boredom.
Synopsis
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.
