Drama Adventure
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.
Directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Adriano Cornelli
Archimedes the Dwarf
Jean Sorel
Angelo Bello / Astorre Manfredi
Edmund Purdom
Cesare Borgia
Pierre Clémenti
Orsini's Partisan
Lisa Gastoni
Lucrezia Borgia
Linda Sini
Margherita
Gino Pernice
Galeazzo
John Bartha
Giovanni
Nino Vingelli
Ursus
Gianni Musy
Paolo Orsini
Ferdinando Poggi
Umberto
Ilaria Occhini
Dea
Livia Contardi

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