The Man Who Laughs

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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 & crew

Luca Ronconi · Gianni Musy · Ilaria Occhini · Filippo Sanjust · Jean Sorel · A. Bertolotto · Nino Vingelli · Linda Sini · Ferdinando Poggi · Edmund Purdom · A. Issaverdens · Lisa Gastoni · Gino Pernice · Livia Contardi · Victor Hugo

Studios & networks

Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA) · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Sanson Film