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Bello è un acrobata dal volto sfregiato che, coperto da una maschera, si esibisce in un circo ambulante. L'uomo grazie anche all'ambigua Lucrezia Borgia, entra nelle grazie di Cesare Borgia. Questi, per ragioni di bassa politica, convince Bello a farsi fare un'operazione chirurgica che lo renderà simile al principe Astorre Manfredi, suo acerrimo nemico e innamorato della bella Dea. Ma dopo l'operazione Bello ci ripensa e fa saltare i loschi disegni del despota.
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The Man Who Laughs (1966)
97 min
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.