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The Man Who Laughs poster

The Man Who Laughs Cast & Characters

The Man Who Laughs (1928) stars Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie, Mary Philbin as Dea and Cesare Gravina as Ursus. The drama movie was released November 4, 1928. Below is the full cast and crew.

1928 · 1h 50m 74 Audience
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Starring Cast
C
Conrad Veidt
Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
M
Mary Philbin
Dea
C
Cesare Gravina
Ursus
B
Brandon Hurst
Barkilphedro
O
Olga Baclanova
Duchess Josiana
S
Sam De Grasse
King James II
Key crew
Director
Paul Leni
Screenplay
Walter Anthony , May McLean , Marion Ward , Charles E. Whittaker
Based on
Victor Hugo
Producers
Carl Laemmle
Music
Erno Rapee , William Axt , Sam Perry
Cinematography
Gilbert Warrenton
Editor
Edward L. Cahn
Costume design
David Cox , Vera West

Full cast

42 cast members

Crew by department

23 crew members

Writing

Victor Hugo
Novel
Charles E. Whittaker
Writer
Marion Ward
Writer
May McLean
Writer
Walter Anthony
Writer
J. Grubb Alexander
Adaptation
Bela Sekely
Story Supervisor