The Man Who Laughs (L'uomo che ride) 57 years old

A 1966 French-Italian film version made in Italy, titled L'uomo che ride, directed by Sergio Corbucci. This version features elaborate colour photography but a very low production budget. The main action is shifted to Italy and moved yesterwards in time, with the deformed protagonist meeting Lucrezia Borgia instead of Queen Anne. In this version, Gwynplaine is renamed Angelo (played by Jean Sorel). His disfigurement is represented as a single broad slash across his mouth, crude yet convincing. The story (which is attributed, in the movie credits, to the director, producer and others involved in making the film, but not to Victor Hugo) is a swashbuckler pitting the disfigured acrobat against the henchmen of the Borgias. At the end, Dea (actress Lina Sini) miraculously acquires her eyesight and Angelo undergoes surgery that completely reverses his disfigurement and renders him perfectly handsome.

Credits

Gino Pernice as

Ilaria Occhini as

Edmund Purdom as

Jean Sorel as

Lisa Gastoni as

The Man Who Laughs Cast

Name	Character
Gino Pernice He was 39, 69 years old when he died
Ilaria Occhini She was 32, 85 years old when she died
Edmund Purdom He was 41, 84 years old when he died
Jean Sorel He was 31, now 89 years old
Lisa Gastoni She was 31, now 88 years old

The Man Who Laughs Crew

Name	Department
Sergio Corbucci as Director. He was 39 (63) years old when He died	Directing

The Man Who Laughs (57 years)

Release day: Saturday, August 20, 1966
Runtime: 88 minutes