Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea. The king dies, and his evil jester tries to destroy or corrupt Gwynplaine.

Do-young played the role of Gwynplaine, who has a terrible face but possesses purity, in the musical adaptation of the novel by French author Victor Hugo, "The Man Who Laughs," garnering attention ...

Doyoung of K-pop boy band NCT stars as Gwynplaine in the musical 'The Man Who Laughs,' which runs through March 9 at the Seoul Arts Center's Opera Theater. (SM Entertainment) Known for his soaring ...

Gwynplaine, the son of a nobleman, is kidnapped as a child by a group of criminals who carve a permanent grin into his face to use him as a spectacle. Abandoned and alone, he finds purpose and ...

The hit production features four actors including NCT's Doyoung for lead role Gwynplaine The Korean original musical “The Man Who Laughs” returned with its four ...

Though the film is not a horror movie, looking at still images of Gwynplaine still sends chills up one’s spine. Supposedly, the comic character Joker was based on this screen character.

Movies about disability since Conrad Veidt played the tragic Gwynplaine in 1928’s “ The Man Who Laughs ” generally present disability as a lack or loss of something.

Disgusted, Gwynplaine returns to the lovely, blind Dea. They are blessed by their foster-father, a philosopher who calls himself “Dog” and his dog “Man”—a Hugonian touch, if ever there ...

The Man Who Laughs, a 1928 film that helped inspire the creation of iconic Batman villain The Joker, will enter the public domain on Monday, January 1. So far, most of the commentary around this ...

This tragic tale revolves around a young man named Gwynplaine, whose face has been permanently disfigured into a perpetual grin. The novel explores themes of identity, society's treatment of the ...