---
title: 'The King of Laughter (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Martone'
released: '2021-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-king-of-laughter-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9526392/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The King of Laughter (2021)

2021 · 133 min · History · Italy, Spain

Original title: Qui rido io

## Synopsis

The King of Laughter is a 2021 Italian-Spanish biographical drama film directed by Mario Martone about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio over his parody of the latter's The Daughter of Iorio (1904). Toni Servillo stars as Scarpetta.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Martone](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-martone)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Martone](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-martone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Renato Berta](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-berta)
- **Editor:** [Jacopo Quadri](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacopo-quadri)

## Cast

- [Lucrezia Guidone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucrezia-guidone)
- [Giovanni Mauriello](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-mauriello)
- [Chiara Baffi](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiara-baffi)
- [Paolo Pierobon](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-pierobon)
- [Lino Musella](https://cinepixo.com/people/lino-musella)
- [Toni Servillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-servillo)
- [Eduardo Scarpetta](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-scarpetta)
- [Cristiana Dell'Anna](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristiana-dell-anna)
- [Roberto De Francesco](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-de-francesco)
- [Gianfelice Imparato](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianfelice-imparato)
- [Iaia Forte](https://cinepixo.com/people/iaia-forte)
- [Maria Nazionale](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-nazionale)
- [Antonia Truppo](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonia-truppo)

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