7.8
Freaks
1932
“THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE.”
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
November 4, 19281h 50mEN
7.3
220 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Paul LeniWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
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Status
Released
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No Language
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Production Companies
Universal Pictures
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CinemaSerf
7.0When King James VII (& II) (Sam De Grasse) decides to take revenge on one of his treacherous nobles, he visits the most abhorrent of gifts on his young son. A grin. Cut into his face so that he may always be able to laugh at the thought of his father's betrayals! Pretty swiftly, that king is deposed and the youngster grows up to be "Gwynplaine" (Conrad Veidt). He, in turn, rescues the blind young "Dea" (Mary Philbin) and together they grow up with "Ursus" (Cesare Gravina) as their protector-cum-philosophiser! Besotted, the marked man hides his visage behind a dark cloak certain this his increa…
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