Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the story centers on the extraordinary adventures of Gwynplaine (Conrad Veidt), whose wide and mirthless grin inspired DC Comics' legendary Batman villain, the Joker. Veidt's character has become well known to most cinephiles. Orphaned as a child, Gwynplaine is punished by the king for his father's transgressions by having his face carved into a hideous grin. Disfigured and alone, Gwynplaine rescues a blind girl named Dea (Mary Philbin), and both end up starring in a sideshow where they fall in love. Because she cannot see, Dea does not know about her lover's tormented grin.

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Director	Paul Leni
Actor	Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Olga Baclanova, Josephine Crowell, George Siegmann

Genre	Drama Mystery Romanticism Silent movie
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	30.09.2003
Edition	b/w
Audio	English
Length	110 Minutes
Year of production	1928
Original title	The man who laughs
Version	US Version
Region code	1

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