- HD 1080
- Runtime: 133m.
- Status: Released
0
- Languages: it
- Country: Italy, Spain
- Director: Mario Martone
- Stars: Toni Servillo, Maria Nazionale, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Antonia Truppo, Eduardo Scarpetta
- keywords: court case, theater play, biography, playwright, theatre company, courtroom drama, family portrait, freedom of expression, theatre history, belle epoque, comedic geniuses
- Production_studio: Indigo Film, Tornasol Media, RAI Cinema
- providers: Film Movement Plus
- The The King of Laughter is featured in the top rankings of 2021
- #98 in Top Drama Movies of 2021
In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.