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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama, Adventure
Release:
August 1966
Production:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sanson Film, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA)
Cast:
Jean Sorel, Lisa Gastoni, Ilaria Occhini, Edmund Purdom, Gino Pernice, Ferdinando Poggi, Linda Sini, Gianni Musy, Nino Vingelli, Livia Contardi, Pierre Clémenti, Adriano Cornelli, John Bartha
Tags:
politics, seduction, swashbuckler, disfigured face, doppelgÀnger, borgia family, sex, facial reconstruction, imposter
