The Man Who Laughs

This loose adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic shifts the story to Italy and back in time, with the deformed protagonist meeting Lucrezia Borgia instead of Queen Anne. Also, Gwynplaine is renamed Angelo (Jean Sorel) with his disfigurement represented by a single broad slash across his mouth, crude yet convincing. The story (not credited to Hugo) is a swashbuckler pitting the disfigured acrobat against the henchmen of the Borgias.

Country:

France,

Italy

Genre:

Drama,

Adventure

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

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Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Sanson Film,

Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)

Cast:

Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi

Lucrezia Borgia

Dea

Cesare Borgia

Galeazzo

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Novel

Screenplay

Sound Engineer