The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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.
- Director
- Jean Delannoy
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
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Cast
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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...
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Dec 19, 1956
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Italy
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