Man of a Thousand Faces(Movie, 1957)

Name: Man of a Thousand Faces
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: T02:2:00
Rating: 3.5

2h 2min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 16 votes)

Man of a Thousand Faces is a 1957 American dark dramatic film detailing the life of silent film actor Lon Chaney, played by James Cagney. Directed by Joseph Pevney, the film's cast includes Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer and Jim Backus. Chaney's son is played by Roger Smith, later the star of the television series 77 Sunset Strip, and Irving Thalberg is portrayed by Robert Evans, who soon left acting and eventually became the head of Paramount Pictures. The film's four writers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 30th Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Man of a Thousand Faces

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About Man of a Thousand Faces

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Universal International Pictures (UI)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/15/1957

Cast: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau, Troy Donahue, Jim Backus, Robert Evans, Snub Pollard, Celia Lovsky, Clarence Kolb, Hank Mann, Jack Albertson, Jeanne Cagney, Rickie Sorensen, Roger Smith, Simon Scott, Forrest Taylor, Carol Morris, Tom Kennedy, Jack Chefe, Larry J. Blake, Hank Patterson, Marjorie Bennett, Billy Curtis, Philip Van Zandt, John George, Robert Brubaker, Harry Wilson

Director: Joseph Pevney

Producer: Robert Arthur

Screenwriter: Ivan Goff

Film Editor: Ted J. Kent

Director of Photography: Russell Metty

Composer: Frank Skinner

Costume designer: Bill Thomas

Production Designer: Alexander Golitzen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Manden med de 1000 ansigter"

"Tuhatkasvoinen mies"

"Ο Ανθρωπος με τα 1.000 Πρόσωπα"

"Az ezerarcú ember"

"Mannen med de tusen ansikter"

"Człowiek o tysiącu twarzy"

"Omul cu o mie de chipuri"

"Человек с тысячью лиц"

"Mannen med tusen ansikten"

Keywords: 1920s, pregnancy, movie making, special effects makeup, father son relationship, clown makeup, historical figure, hollywood history, vaudeville actor, movie business, biography, 1910s, deaf-mute, 1930s

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