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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.”
6.7 / 10• 1956• 1h 55m•PG• French
DramaHorror
Storyline
In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he's involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the Devil's work.
Cast & Crew
Gina Lollobrigida
Esmeralda
Lead
Anthony Quinn
Quasimodo
Alain Cuny
Claude Frollo
Jean Danet
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damia
The Beggar
Marianne Oswald
La Falourdel
Danielle Dumont
Fleur de Lys
Valentine Tessier
Aloyse de Gondelaurier
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Delannoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
