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5.4 / 10 IMDb August 20, 1966 1h 37m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 37m
Release Date
August 20, 1966
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Status
Released
Languages
Italian
Country
France, Italy
Writers
Producers
Cast

Jean Sorel
as Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi

Lisa Gastoni
as Lucrezia Borgia

Ilaria Occhini
as Dea

Edmund Purdom
as Cesare Borgia

Gino Pernice
as Galeazzo

Ferdinando Poggi
as Umberto

Linda Sini
as Margherita

Gianni Musy
as Paolo Orsini

Nino Vingelli
as Ursus
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Livia Contardi

Pierre Clémenti
as Orsini's Partisan

Adriano Cornelli
as Archimedes the Dwarf

John Bartha
as Giovanni
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerSanson Film
Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
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