Silent horror film directed by Julius Herska and starring Franz Höbling, Nora Gregor and Lucienne Delacroix. It is an adaptation of the 1869 novel The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo.
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Cast
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Franz Höbling
Gwynplaine
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Nora Gregor
Herzogin Josiane
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The Rules of the Game
Michael
Victor Hugo
Julius Herska
Lucienne Delacroix
Dea
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Louis Nerz
Anna Kallina
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Die Familie ohne Moral
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Eugen Jensen
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Armin Seydelmann
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Franz Weißmüller
Ursus
Jimmy Court
Lord David Dirry-Moir
Josef Moser
King Jacob II. of England
Julius Herska Director · Louis Nerz Writer Victor Hugo Author
First release March 18, 1921 · Produced in Austria · Original title Das grinsende Gesicht (The Grinning Face)
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Austria
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Original title
Das grinsende Gesicht (The Grinning Face)
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Austria · March 18, 1921
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No release date listed for United States.
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