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.
The Man Who Laughs has generally received very positive reviews.
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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 21 Oct 2003
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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Jan 2014
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The Man Who Laughs was released in 1928 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 105 reviews, giving The Man Who Laughs (1928) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 83%.
With a score of 79%, The Man Who Laughs is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1928, which stands at 67%.
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