“The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.”
Overview
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...
Directed by Jean Delannoy
Written by Victor Hugo, Jean Aurenche, Jacques Prévert
Produced by Raymond Hakim
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0
About The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a drama, horror film released in 1956 exploring themes of paris, france, gypsy, obsession, cathedral, false accusations, hunchback. Directed by Jean Delannoy, it stars Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny. 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...