Drama ·Adventure · France · 1966 · 1h 37m

The Man Who Laughs

L'uomo che ride

The Man Who Laughs poster
Director
Sergio Corbucci
Cast
Jean Sorel as Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi Lisa Gastoni as Lucrezia Borgia Ilaria Occhini as Dea Edmund Purdom as Cesare Borgia Gino Pernice as Galeazzo Ferdinando Poggi as Umberto
Crew
Enzo Barboni — Director of Photography Mario Serandrei — Editor A. Bertolotto — Screenplay Sergio Corbucci — Screenplay Luca Ronconi — Screenplay A. Issaverdens — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Sergio Corbucci Director Enzo Barboni Director of Photography Mario Serandrei Editor A. Bertolotto Screenplay Sergio Corbucci Screenplay Luca Ronconi Screenplay A. Issaverdens Screenplay Filippo Sanjust Screenplay Franco Rossetti Screenplay Victor Hugo Novel Joseph Fryd Producer
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