If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "The Man Who Laughs"
Original title
L'uomo che ride
Released
8/20/1966
Origin country
IT
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA), Sanson Film
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
1hr 37min
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.
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