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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
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty...
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.”
