The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
7.20/10 by 183 users
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.
- Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Year: 1939
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Horror
- Country: United States of America
- Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Director: William Dieterle
- Cast: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Marshal
- Crew: William Dieterle (Director), Victor Hugo (Novel), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), Pandro S. Berman (Producer), Alfred Newman (Original Music Composer), Joseph H. August (Director of Photography)
- Keyword: 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
- Release: Dec 29, 1939
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- IMDb: 7.20 / 10 by 183 users
- Popularity: 23
- Budget: $1,800,000
- Revenue: $6,877,900
- Language: English, Latin
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