TY  - ADVS
AU  - Alexander,J.Grubb
AU  - Baclanova,Olga
AU  - Cahn,Edward L.
AU  - Cox,David
AU  - Crowell,Josephine
AU  - De Grasse,Sam
AU  - Gravina,Cesare
AU  - Hall,Charles D.
AU  - Holmes,Stuart
AU  - Hugo,Victor
AU  - Hurst,Brandon
AU  - Huszar-Puffy,Karl
AU  - Leni,Paul
AU  - Molnar,Julius
AU  - O'Neil,Thomas
AU  - Philbin,Mary
AU  - Siegmann,George
AU  - Veidt,Conrad
AU  - Warrenton,Gilbert
AU  - West,Vera
AU  - Wright,Joseph C.
ED  - Kino International Corporation.
ED  - Universal Pictures (Firm)
ED  - Universal Super-Jewel (Firm)
TI  - The man who laughs
PY  - 2003///], c1928
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Kino on Video
KW  - Facial expression
KW  - Drama
KW  - Femmes fatales
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Feature films
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Silent films
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
N1  - Based on the novel L'homme qui rit by Victor Hugo; Originally released as a motion picture in 1928; Special features: original documentary on the making of the film; rare home movies of star Conrad Veidt, with Greta Garbo and Emil Jannings; extensive photo and art gallery; essay by John Soister, author of "Conrad Veidt on screen"; excerpts from Victor Hugo's novel; excerpts from the Italian release version with alternate title designs; Director of photography, Gilbert Warrenton ; art directors, Charles D. Hall, Thomas O'Neil, Joseph Wright ; editor, Edward Cahn ; costume designers, David Cox, Vera West; Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Jr., Olga Baclanova, Brandon Hurst, Cesare Gravina, Stuart Holmes, Sam DeGrasse, George Siegmann, Josephine Crowell, Charles Puffy; MPAA rating: Not rated
N2  - Gwynplaine is doomed to live life wearing a perpetual grin. Carved on his face because his father, Lord Clancharlie, had offended England's king. Gwynplaine grows up alongside the beautiful but blind Dea and they fall in love. Queen Anne, meanwhile, has ascended the throne and when she learns that the femme fatale, Duchess Josiana is in possession of the Lord's estates, she decrees that the Duchess must marry Gwynplaine, the rightful heir. Gwynplaine realizes that the duchess' attraction has legitimized his right to love Dea, renounces his title and follows his heart to the new World
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