The Man Who Laughs
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1966-08-20
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Original title: The Man Who Laughs
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sanson Film, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
Production Countries: France, Italy
Cast
Jean Sorel
Lisa Gastoni
Ilaria Occhini
Edmund Purdom
Gino Pernice
Ferdinando Poggi
Linda Sini
Gianni Musy
Nino Vingelli
Livia Contardi
Pierre Clémenti
Adriano Cornelli
John Bartha
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