Title:
The man who laughs [videorecording] / Carl Laemmle presents a Universal Super-Jewel ; directed by Paul Leni ; screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander.
Author:
Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939.
Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943.
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Homme qui rit.
Universal Pictures Corporation.
Kino International Corporation.
Publication Information:
New York : Kino on Video, c2003.
Call Number:
PN1997 .M3577 2003
Abstract:
A man whose features were distorted into a permanent grin by order of King James II becomes a clown with a circus troupe where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful blind girl.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (110 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1928.
Special features: 20-min. documentary on the making of the film; home movie footage of Conrad Veidt, Greta Garbo, Emil Jannings, and Camilla Horn; gallery of rare photographs and art; booklet essay by John Soister; excerpt of the Italian release version; excerpt from Victor Hugo's original novel.