The Laughing Man
Jan 26 1990
•2h 31m
•Drama, Comedy, Romance
Yusuf Şaplak is a seemingly ordinary man who has a condition where he can't stop laughing. An idealist young doctor decides to cure him.
Cast
See allKemal Sunal
Yusuf Şaplak
Aydan Burhan
Naciye
Ahmet Sezerel
Doktor Oktay
Bilge Zobu
Ömer
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