
The Man Who Laughs
Release Date: 1966-08-20
Language: IT
Country: 🇫🇷 FR
Rating:
⭐ 5.5 / 10
( 6 votes )
Runtime: 1h 37m
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.
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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
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