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The Man Who Laughs (1927)

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Released with sound effects and a music score that included the song "When Love Comes Smiling" by Walter Hirsch, Lew Pollack and Erno Rapee, Paul Leni's near masterpiece remains one of the silent era's last great romantic melodramas. Based on Victor Hugo's 1869 novel L'Homme qui Rit, The Man Who Laughs starred German import Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine, a carnival freak doomed to live life wearing a perpetual grin carved on his face by Dr Hardquannone (George Siegman because his father, Lord

Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Horror, Classics

J. Grubb Alexander

Sep 30, 2003

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (5)

One of the final treasures of German silent Expressionism.

April 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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Poised between the great German horror that preceded it and the great Universal horror that followed, it is, for genre fans, an inviting and necessary stop.

February 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

While this is a flawed film, it boasts some of the most impressive acting of the silent era. It certainly has sharpened my interest in Veidt.

November 6, 2003 Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | Comment
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An expressionistic masterpiece of spooky, fairy tale Poe-meets-Perrault imagery...

October 22, 2003 Comment
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The film's fascination with bric-a-brac and its tendency towards spare, minimalist compositions is evidence of a stylistic schism.

September 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Batman and the Joker only wished for this kind of psychological complexity.

September 29, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
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A great classic movie, I really liked it, it's beautiful. I can tell that many films have been inspired by this story, and it's great to finally see the inspiration. I highly recommend seeing this movie.

January 6, 2011
ajv2688

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spectacular movie!! Its not so much a horror movie as it is a romance. I ador Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. They are both great!!

November 22, 2010
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Morgan Salem

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