Movie·1966·1h 37m
The Man Who Laughs
If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "The Man Who Laughs"
Country
France
Language
Italian
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The Story
Original title: L'uomo che ride
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.
Written By
A. Bertolotto, Luca Ronconi, A. Issaverdens
Producer
Joseph Fryd
Cinematography
Enzo Barboni
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
Where to watch
Region: IT
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// cast
Cast
Jean Sorel
Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Lisa Gastoni
Lucrezia Borgia
Ilaria Occhini
Dea
Edmund Purdom
Cesare Borgia
Gino Pernice
Galeazzo
Ferdinando Poggi
Umberto
Linda Sini
Margherita
Gianni Musy
Paolo Orsini
Nino Vingelli
Ursus
Livia Contardi
Pierre Clémenti
Orsini's Partisan
Adriano Cornelli
Archimedes the Dwarf
John Bartha
Giovanni
// crew
Crew
Sergio Corbucci
Director, Screenplay
A. Bertolotto
Screenplay
Luca Ronconi
Screenplay
Mario Serandrei
Editor
A. Issaverdens
Screenplay
Joseph Fryd
Producer
Filippo Sanjust
Screenplay
Enzo Barboni
Director of Photography
Franco Rossetti
Screenplay
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