Italy / Aug 20, 1966
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gianni Musy | Paolo Orsini |
| Nino Vingelli | Ursus |
| Livia Contardi | |
| Pierre Clémenti | Orsini's Partisan |
| Adriano Cornelli | Archimedes the Dwarf |
| John Bartha | Giovanni |
Genres
DramaAdventure
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'uomo che ride |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sanson Film, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA) |
| Release date | 20 agosto 1966 |
| Production | Joseph Fryd |
| Writer | Victor Hugo, Sergio Corbucci, Luca Ronconi, Franco Rossetti, Filippo Sanjust, A. Issaverdens, A. Bertolotto |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni |
| Assistant directors | Sergio Corbucci |
| Camera operators | Enzo Barboni |
| Additional photography | Enzo Barboni |
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| Production design | Alessandro Dell'Orco |
| Art direction | Alessandro Dell'Orco |
| Set decoration | Alessandro Dell'Orco |
| Music | Oscar De Arcangelis |
| Sound | Oscar De Arcangelis |
Release dates
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