The Man Who Laughs (2012 film)

The Man Who Laughs
Film poster
FrenchL'homme qui rit
Directed byJean-Pierre Améris
Written byJean-Pierre Améris
Guillaume Laurant
Based on Victor Hugo's novel
Based onThe Man Who Laughs
1869 novel
by Victor Hugo
Produced byThomas Anargyros
Edouard de Vésinne
StarringGérard Depardieu
Marc-André Grondin
Christa Théret
Arben Bajraktaraj
Serge Merlin
Emmanuelle Seigner
CinematographyGérard Simon
Edited byPhilippe Bourgueil
Music byStéphane Moucha
Production
company
Distributed byEuropaCorp
Release dates
  • 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) (VFF)
  • 26 December 2012 (2012-12-26) (France, Belgium)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Man Who Laughs (French: L'homme qui rit) is a 2012 French period romantic drama film produced by EuropaCorp and based on the 1869 eponymous novel by Victor Hugo.

The film received mixed reviews and was unsuccessful at the box-office.