The Grinning Man

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fictional_character
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television
gptkb:film
The Grinning Man (film)
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1967
gptkbp:antagonist criminal mastermind
gptkbp:appears_in The Grinning Man (novel)
gptkbp:artistic_director gptkb:Klaus_W._Wiegand
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:mystery
gptkbp:author gptkb:Baroness_Orczy
gptkbp:available_formats gptkb:audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Man_Who_Laughs
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Daughter
gptkb:Father
gptkb:Stranger
gptkb:Villain
Townfolk
Grinning Man
gptkbp:character_arc redemption
gptkbp:character_development The Grinning Man's backstory
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:rivalry
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
gptkb:friendship
gptkbp:cinematography Martin Langer
gptkbp:climax confrontation with the antagonist
gptkbp:conflict man vs. society
gptkbp:costume_design gptkb:Miriam_Stein
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Franklin_W._Dixon
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced pop culture
gptkbp:depicted_in sinister figure
gptkbp:director gptkb:Andreas_Prochaska
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Koch_Films
gptkbp:editor Ursula Höf
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:first_appearance gptkb:1969
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mystery
gptkb:horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Grinning Man
gptkbp:influence inspired later mystery novels
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:folklore
gptkb:Agatha_Christie
gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:Wilkie_Collins
gptkbp:influences gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:theater
gptkb:sound_design
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Silent_Film
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:psychology
Cinematography
Visual Arts
Horror Genre
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:The_Joker
real-life events
gptkbp:isbn 978-1-84749-123-4
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:dialogue
imagery
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_actor gptkb:Waldemar_Kobus
gptkb:Miriam_Stein
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:The_Grinning_Man
gptkbp:makeup_artist gptkb:Miriam_Stein
gptkbp:motif gptkb:mask
secrets
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Jörg_Widmann
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:notable_quote " The truth is often stranger than fiction."
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected betrayal
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Berlin_International_Film_Festival
gptkbp:production_company Mediacube
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:published_year 1926
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Hodder_&_Stoughton
gptkbp:rating 6.5/10
gptkbp:reader_demographic adult
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:urban_legend
gptkbp:release_date October 31, 2019
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2019
gptkbp:resolution justice served
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Andreas_Prochaska
gptkbp:series The Old Man's Book of Mysteries
gptkbp:setting gptkb:London
gptkbp:setting_time early 20th century
gptkbp:sound_design gptkb:Jörg_Widmann
gptkbp:symbolism the grinning mask
gptkbp:theme gptkb:revenge
gptkb:identity
gptkb:society
love
alienation
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
gptkb:deception
gptkb:identity
gptkbp:visual_effects Mediacube
gptkbp:writing_style descriptive
engaging
concise
suspenseful
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Silent_Hill:_The_Short_Stories
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6