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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Jean Delannoy
Writer : Jean Aurenche, Jacques Prévert

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Esmeralda
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Quasimodo
Jean Danet
Jean Danet
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damia
Damia
The Beggar
Marianne Oswald
Marianne Oswald
La Falourdel
Danielle Dumont
Danielle Dumont
Fleur de Lys
Valentine Tessier
Valentine Tessier
Aloyse de Gondelaurier
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny
Claude Frollo
Robert Hirsch
Robert Hirsch
Pierre Gringoire
Philippe Clay
Philippe Clay
Clopin Trouillefou
Maurice Sarfati
Maurice Sarfati
Jehan Frollo
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier
Louis XI
Jacques Hilling
Jacques Hilling
Maitre Charmolue
Boris Vian
Boris Vian
The Cardinal
Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée
Madame Outarde
Jacques Dufilho
Jacques Dufilho
Guillaume Rousseau
Roger Blin
Roger Blin
Mathias Hungadi
Piéral
Piéral
The Dwarf
Roland Bailly
Roland Bailly
The Hangman
Robert Lombard
Robert Lombard
Jacques Coppenole
Hubert de Lapparent
Hubert de Lapparent
Guillaume de Harancourt
Paul Bonifas
Paul Bonifas
Master Lecornu
Albert Rémy
Albert Rémy
Jupiter
Georges Douking
Georges Douking
A Thief
Albert Michel
Albert Michel
Night Watchman
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini
The President
Malka Ribowska
Malka Ribowska
Une femme à la fête des fous (uncredited)
Nadine Tallier
Nadine Tallier
Une fille à la 'Cour des Miracles' (uncredited)

Crews

Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy
Director
Jean Aurenche
Jean Aurenche
Screenplay
Raymond Hakim
Raymond Hakim
Producer
Georges Auric
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Michel Kelber
Michel Kelber
Director of Photography
Henri Taverna
Henri Taverna
Editor
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Novel
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Guillermo del Toro on THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1957)

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