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The Man Who Laughs
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The Man Who Laughs (also published under the title By Order of the King) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It was adapted into a popular 1928 film, directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova.
It was recently adapted for the 2012 French film L'Homme Qui Rit, directed by Jean-Pierre Améris and starring Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin and Christa Theret. In 2016, it was adapted as The Grinning Man, an English musical.
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original title:
L'Homme qui rit
date of publication:
1869
genre:
historical novel
followed by:
Ninety-three
editions
The Man Who Laughs
edition language: English
date of publication: 2014
ISBN-13: 978-1-906838-58-4ISBN-10: 1-906838-58-5Publicnothing here