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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

"Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!"

7.3/10 1h 57m Dec 29, 1939
Drama Romance Horror

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Original Language EN
Budget $1,800,000
Revenue $6,877,900
Status Released
Popularity 2.3

Cast

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo
Popularity: 1.5
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo
Popularity: 0.8
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
Popularity: 3.4
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Popularity: 1.4
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire
Popularity: 0.8
Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
Phoebus
Popularity: 0.3
Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden
Archdeacon
Popularity: 9.1
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
King Louis XI
Popularity: 0.7
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
Madame de Lys
Popularity: 0.4
George Zucco
George Zucco
Procurator
Popularity: 0.4
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber
Old Nobleman
Popularity: 0.3
Etienne Girardot
Etienne Girardot
Doctor
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Editor Robert Wise, William Hamilton
Director William Dieterle
Producer Pandro S. Berman
Screenplay Sonya Levien

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

sibling relationship paris, france based on novel or book unrequited love racism kindness hunchback notre dame cathedral bell ringing beggar clan physical deformity sanctuary bell ringer 15th century gypsy woman church asylum

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Aug 28, 2014

Incredible film-making, bravo for real classics. What a truly lavish and gorgeous film this is, thematically it pulls the emotions in different directions, and as a story it's as sharp as a tack. Boasting a quite incredible performance from Charles Laughton as the tragic bell ringer Quasimodo (no ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10
Jun 22, 2022

The is a wonderfully evocative version of the timeless Victor Hugo story of love, desire, cruelty and brutality in 1490's Paris. Charles Laughton turns in a tour de force performance as the physically and mentally disabled "Quasimodo" who is feared, loathed and ridiculed by the local population. Whe ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 29, 1939
Runtime 1h 57m
Budget $1,800,000
Revenue $6,877,900
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.3
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