The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Genres
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...
Details
Budget
$1000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
1956-12-19
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
111
Vote Average
6.7
Gina Lollobrigida
Esmeralda
Anthony Quinn
Quasimodo
Alain Cuny
Claude Frollo
Jean Danet
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damia
The Beggar
Marianne Oswald
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Danielle Dumont
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Valentine Tessier
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Robert Hirsch
Pierre Gringoire
Philippe Clay
Clopin Trouillefou
Maurice Sarfati
Jehan Frollo
Jean Tissier
Louis XI
Jacques Hilling
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Boris Vian
The Cardinal
Madeleine Barbulée
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Jacques Dufilho
Guillaume Rousseau
Roger Blin
Mathias Hungadi
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Albert Rémy
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Camille Guérini
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Malka Ribowska
Une femme à la fête des fous (uncredited)
Nadine Tallier
Une fille à la 'Cour des Miracles' (uncredited)
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