The Man Who Laughs (1966)

The Man Who Laughs (1966) - Drama Movies 97 minutes. L'homme qui rit, O anthropos pou gela, Manden, der ler, O Homem que Ri, O Homem que Ri, Miekka ja naamio, A nevető ember, El hombre que ríe, De duivel met de rapier, Człowiek, który się śmieje, Hämnare i lädermask, Kan davası, Der Mann mit der goldenen Klinge, He 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. politics, seduction, swashbuckler, disfigured face, doppelgänger, borgia family, sex, facial reconstruction, imposter