The Man Who Laughs
L'uomo che ride1966
If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "The Man Who Laughs"
- Sergio Corbucci
- 1h 37m
- August 20, 1966 · France, Italy
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 20, 1966
- Original language
- Italian
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA),Sanson Film
- Cast
- Linda Sini,Gino Pernice,Ferdinando Poggi,Pierre Clémenti,Adriano Cornelli,John Bartha,Ilaria Occhini,Edmund Purdom,Jean Sorel,Lisa Gastoniand 3 more
- Director
- Sergio Corbucci
- Writer
- A. Bertolotto,A. Issaverdens,Sergio Corbucci,Victor Hugo,Filippo Sanjust,Luca Ronconi,Franco Rossetti
- Producer
- Joseph Fryd
- Cinematography
- Enzo Barboni
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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