The Man Who Laughs
movie
If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "The Man Who Laughs"
Released August 20, 1966
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
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
Linda Sini
as
Margherita
Gianni Musy
as
Paolo Orsini
Nino Vingelli
as
Ursus
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Livia Contardi
Pierre Clémenti
as
Orsini's Partisan
Adriano Cornelli
as
Archimedes the Dwarf
Crew
Sergio Corbucci
as
Director
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A. Bertolotto
as
Screenplay
Victor Hugo
as
Novel
Sergio Corbucci
as
Screenplay
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Oscar De Arcangelis
as
Sound Engineer
Luca Ronconi
as
Screenplay
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Mario Serandrei
as
Editor
Massimo De Rita
as
Production Manager
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A. Issaverdens
as
Screenplay
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Joseph Fryd
as
Producer
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Filippo Sanjust
as
Screenplay
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Enzo Barboni
as
Director of Photography