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.
The Man Who Laughs (1966)
Sergio Corbucci
At a glance
Countries
France, Italy
Ratings
TMDB users
5.4/10
8 votes
Rating consensus
54/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~54/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jean Sorel
Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Lisa Gastoni
Lucrezia Borgia
Ilaria Occhini
Dea
Edmund Purdom
Cesare Borgia
Gino Pernice
Galeazzo
Ferdinando Poggi
Umberto
Linda Sini
Margherita
Gianni Musy
Paolo Orsini
Nino Vingelli
Ursus
Livia Contardi
Pierre Clémenti
Orsini's Partisan
Adriano Cornelli
Archimedes the Dwarf
Community Ledger
No logs yet — yours would be the first on Risocast.
The Man Who Laughs (1966)
Sergio Corbucci
Similar films & shows
From TMDB’s similar-title graph — shared genres, tone, cast, or who also watched this.
