
L'uomo che ride (1928)
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1h 50min
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Londra di fine '700. Un piccolo orfano dal volto sfigurato e dal ghigno perenne, Gwynpaline, vive passando di fiera in fiera insieme al fidato Ursus, a una bambina cieca, Dea, e al cane Homo. La sfortunata compagnia va avanti proponendolo come fenomeno da baraccone finché il ragazzo, cresciuto (Conrad Veidt), non scopre di essere figlio di un aristocratico. Ma in una dura requisitoria contro la nobiltà tenuta alla Camera dei Lord, Gwynpaline rinnega le proprie origini e sceglie di tornare alla sua vita con i fedeli amici di sempre che nel frattempo sono stati messi al bando.
Cast Principale
Cast Completo
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Josephine Crowell | Queen Anne |
| Julius Molnar | Young Gwynplaine |
| Károly Huszár | Innkeeper |
| Deno Fritz | Sword Swallower |
| Delmo Fritz | Sword Swallower |
| Henry A. Barrows | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Richard Bartlett | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Charles Brinley | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Les Bates | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Carmen Castillo | Dea's Mother (uncredited) |
| Allan Cavan | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| D'Arcy Corrigan | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Carrie Daumery | Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) |
| Howard Davies | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Nick De Ruiz | Wapentake (uncredited) |
| Louise Emmons | Gypsy Hag (uncredited) |
| J.C. Fowler | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
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| John George | Dwarf (uncredited) |
| Jack A. Goodrich | Clown (uncredited) |
| Charles Hancock | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Lila LaPon | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| George Marion | Man at Chatham Prison (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | The Spy (uncredited) |
| Joe Murphy | Hardquanones Messenger (uncredited) |
| Edgar Norton | Lord High Chancellor (uncredited) |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Lon Poff | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Frank Puglia | Clown (uncredited) |
| Henry Roquemore | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Templar Saxe | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Allan Sears | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Scott Seaton | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Louis Stern | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Al Stewart | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Antonín Vaverka | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
Generi
DrammaRomanceHorror
Scheda tecnica
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Man Who Laughs |
| Lingua originale | EN |
| Lingue parlate | No Language |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Universal Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 4 novembre 1928 |
| Director | Paul Leni |
| Producer | Carl Laemmle |
| Writer | Victor Hugo, May McLean, Marion Ward, Walter Anthony, Charles E. Whittaker, J. Grubb Alexander, Bela Sekely |
| Editors | Edward L. Cahn, Maurice Pivar |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Asst. Directors | Paul Leni, J. Grubb Alexander |
| Camera Operators | Gilbert Warrenton |
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| Add. Photography | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Production Design | Thomas F. O'Neill, Joseph C. Wright, Charles D. Hall |
| Art Direction | Thomas F. O'Neill, Joseph C. Wright, Charles D. Hall |
| Set Decoration | Thomas F. O'Neill, Joseph C. Wright, Charles D. Hall |
| Composer | Sam Perry, William Axt, Erno Rapee |
| Sound | Sam Perry, William Axt, Erno Rapee |
| Costume Design | David Cox, Vera West, Jack Pierce |
| Makeup | Jack Pierce, David Cox, Vera West |
| Hairstyling | David Cox, Vera West, Jack Pierce |
Altri film di Paul Leni
Film correlati
Date di uscita per paese
| Tipo | Paese | Data | Cert. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiere | 27 apr 1928 | — | New York | |
| Premiere | 16 mag 1928 | — | London | |
| Uscita limitata | 08 set 1998 | — | Telluride Film Festival | |
| Uscita in sala | 04 nov 1928 | — | — | |
| Uscita in sala | 30 nov 1928 | — | London, sound version | |
| Supporto fisico | 10 set 2007 | — | Kino, American Silent Horror Collection | |
| Supporto fisico | 17 ago 2020 | PG | Masters of Cinema Blu-Ray | |
| Supporto fisico | 27 giu 2022 | 12 | — |



























