Drama ·Romance ·Horror · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 57m

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Director
William Dieterle
Cast
Charles Laughton as The Hunchback Quasimodo Cedric Hardwicke as Frollo Thomas Mitchell as Clopin Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda Edmond O'Brien as Gringoire Alan Marshal as Phoebus
Crew
Joseph H. August — Director of Photography Robert Wise — Editor William Hamilton — Editor Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer Sonya Levien — Screenplay Victor Hugo — Novel
Tagline

Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sibling relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookunrequited loveracismblack and whitekindnesshunchbacknotre dame cathedralbell ringingbeggar clanphysical deformity
Key Collaborators
William Dieterle Director Joseph H. August Director of Photography Robert Wise Editor William Hamilton Editor Alfred Newman Original Music Composer Sonya Levien Screenplay Victor Hugo Novel Pandro S. Berman Producer
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