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The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) version, also called "L'Homme qui rit", which was released in 2012. It stars Marc-André Grondin and Christa Théret, with Gérard Depardieu as Ursus. Horror-film historian Wheeler Winston Dixon described the 1961 film "Mr. Sardonicus", also featuring a character with a horrifying grin, as ""The Man Who Laughs" ... remade, after a fashion". However, its director, William Castle, has stated the film is an adaptation of "Sardonicus", an unrelated short story by Ray Russell, originally appearing in "Playboy". Bibliography The Man Who Laughs (1928 film) The Man Who Laughs is a 1928 American silent romantic drama film directed by the German