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Cinetrā
Cinetrā
If you liked "Scaramouche" you'll love "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.
Cast: Jean Sorel, Lisa Gastoni, Ilaria Occhini, Edmund Purdom, Gino Pernice, Ferdinando Poggi, Linda Sini, Gianni Musy, Nino Vingelli, Livia Contardi, Pierre Clémenti, Adriano Cornelli, John Bartha
Writers: Victor Hugo (Novel), Sergio Corbucci (Screenplay), Luca Ronconi (Screenplay), Franco Rossetti (Screenplay), Filippo Sanjust (Screenplay), A. Issaverdens (Screenplay), A. Bertolotto (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Enzo Barboni
Production Designer: Alessandro Dell'Orco
Editor: Mario Serandrei
Producer: Joseph Fryd
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sanson Film, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
