The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
December 19, 1956
Drama, History, Horror
1h 55m
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
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...
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Jean Delannoy
- Esmeralda Gina Lollobrigida
- Quasimodo Anthony Quinn
- Claude Frollo Alain Cuny
- Phoebus de Chateaupers Jean Danet
- The Beggar Damia
- La Falourdel Marianne Oswald
- Fleur de Lys Danielle Dumont
- Aloyse de Gondelaurier Valentine Tessier
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Keywords
- paris, france
- gypsy
- obsession
- cathedral
- false accusations
- hunchback