The Man Who Laughs
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Sorel
Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Lisa Gastoni
Lucrezia Borgia
Ilaria Occhini
Dea
Edmund Purdom
Cesare Borgia
Gino Pernice
Galeazzo
Featured Crew
Sergio Corbucci
Director
Victor Hugo
Novel
Sergio Corbucci
Screenplay
Luca Ronconi
Screenplay
Franco Rossetti
Screenplay
Filippo Sanjust
Screenplay
A. Issaverdens
Screenplay
A. Bertolotto
Screenplay
Enzo Barboni
Director of Photography
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Joseph Fryd
Producer
Massimo De Rita
Production Manager
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