Film
The Man Who Laughs
1966Directed by Sergio Corbucci
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
About The Man Who Laughs
- Drama
- Adventure
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.
- Director
- Sergio Corbucci
- Writers
- Filippo Sanjust
- Franco Rossetti
- A. Issaverdens
- Victor Hugo
- Sergio Corbucci
- A. Bertolotto
- Original title
- L'uomo che ride
