The Man Who Laughs

08/20/1966

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1hr 37min

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Drama

,Adventure

If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "The Man Who Laughs"

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jean Sorel
  • Lisa Gastoni
  • Ilaria Occhini
  • Edmund Purdom
  • Gino Pernice

    Directors

  • Sergio Corbucci
  • Luca Ronconi
  • Enzo Barboni

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Sanson Film
  • Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Italy

LANGUAGES

  • Italian