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73% Critic Match
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!”
7.3 / 10• 1939• 1h 57m•NR• English
DramaRomanceHorror
Storyline
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is 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
Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo
Lead
Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire
Alan Marshal
Phoebus
Walter Hampden
Archdeacon
Harry Davenport
King Louis XI
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Dieterle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
