The Man Who Laughs (1966)

The Man Who Laughs (1966)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1966-08-20 France, Italy 97 Min. PG-13
5.5 6 votes
Drama, Adventure

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.

Cast

Jean Sorel is Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Lisa Gastoni is Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia
Ilaria Occhini is Dea
Dea
Edmund Purdom is Cesare Borgia
Cesare Borgia
Gino Pernice is Galeazzo
Galeazzo
Ferdinando Poggi is Umberto
Umberto
Linda Sini is Margherita
Margherita
Gianni Musy is Paolo Orsini
Paolo Orsini
Nino Vingelli is Ursus
Ursus
Livia Contardi is
Pierre Clémenti is Orsini's Partisan
Orsini's Partisan
Adriano Cornelli is Archimedes the Dwarf
Archimedes the Dwarf
John Bartha is Giovanni
Giovanni

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