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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

19566.71h 55m

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

Top Cast

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Esmeralda

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Quasimodo

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Claude Frollo

Jean Danet

Jean Danet

Phoebus de Chateaupers

Damia

Damia

The Beggar

Marianne Oswald

Marianne Oswald

La Falourdel

Danielle Dumont

Danielle Dumont

Fleur de Lys

Valentine Tessier

Valentine Tessier

Aloyse de Gondelaurier

Robert Hirsch

Robert Hirsch

Pierre Gringoire

Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Clopin Trouillefou

Themes & Keywords

paris, francegypsyobsessioncathedralfalse accusationshunchback

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...

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