Summary France in the late 1600s, the son of a widowed lord is kidnapped by gypsies, who carve a permanent grin on the child's face. When the deformed boy grows up, he falls in love with a blind girl named Dea, and joins a touring company as a performer. Calling himself Gwynplaine, he develops an act in which he reveals his hideous face to the crowds for money. A sexually perverse, seductive socialite named Josiane becomes attracted to him and seeks to possess him. View more details
Directed : Julius Herska
Written : Victor Hugo Louis Nerz
Stars : Nora Gregor Franz Höbling Lucienne Delacroix Anna Kallina
Genres : Horror Drama
Release date : Mar 17, 1921
Countries of origin : Austria
Language : German None
Filming locations : Vienna, Austria
Production companies : Olympic-Film
Summary France in the late 1600s, the son of a widowed lord is kidnapped by gypsies, who carve a permanent grin on the child's face. When the deformed boy grows up, he falls in love with a blind girl named Dea, and joins a touring company as a performer. Calling himself Gwynplaine, he develops an act in which he reveals his hideous face to the crowds for money. A sexually perverse, seductive socialite named Josiane becomes attracted to him and seeks to possess him. View more details
Genres : Horror Drama
Release date : Mar 17, 1921
Countries of origin : Austria
Language : German None
Filming locations : Vienna, Austria
Production companies : Olympic-Film
