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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!

Genre : Drama, Romance, Horror

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : William Dieterle
Writer : Sonya Levien

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire
Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
Phoebus
Walter Hampden
Walter Hampden
Archdeacon
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
King Louis XI
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
Madame de Lys
George Zucco
George Zucco
Procurator
Fritz Leiber
Fritz Leiber
Old Nobleman
Etienne Girardot
Etienne Girardot
Doctor
Helene Reynolds
Helene Reynolds
Fleur de Lys
Minna Gombell
Minna Gombell
Queen of Beggars
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Olivier
Curt Bois
Curt Bois
Student
George Tobias
George Tobias
Beggar
Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque
Phillippe
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Court Clerk
Kathryn Adams
Kathryn Adams
Fleur's Companion #1
Diane Hunter
Diane Hunter
Fleur's Companion #2
Sig Arno
Sig Arno
Tailor
Frank Mills
Frank Mills
Beggar (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Butcher (uncredited)
Frank Mazzola
Frank Mazzola
Child (uncredited)
Alan Copeland
Alan Copeland
Choirboy (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
Count Graville (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Barlowe Borland
Barlowe Borland
Dubois (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
Esmeralda's Hangman (uncredited)
James Fawcett
James Fawcett
Festival Ball-Walker (uncredited)
Alan Spear
Alan Spear
Festival Contortionist (uncredited)
Ward Shattuck
Ward Shattuck
Festival Juggler (uncredited)
Ray Long
Ray Long
Festival Skeleton Dancer (uncredited)
Lillian Nicholson
Lillian Nicholson
Fleur's Servant (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Gisela Werbisek
Grandmother (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
Guard (uncredited)
Angela Mulinos
Angela Mulinos
Helene (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
Earl Clyde
Earl Clyde
Juggler (uncredited)
Thom Fox
Thom Fox
Jupiter (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont
Gretl Dupont
Lissy (uncredited)
Tempe Pigott
Tempe Pigott
Madeleine (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva
Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
Arthur Dulac
Mars (uncredited)
Vallejo Gantner
Vallejo Gantner
Merchant (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall
Mercury (uncredited)
George Barrows
George Barrows
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey
Monk (uncredited)
Edward Groag
Edward Groag
Moon (uncredited)
J. C. Fowler
J. C. Fowler
Nobleman (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall
Nobleman Signing Petition (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Printer (uncredited)
Norbert Schiller
Norbert Schiller
Saturn (uncredited)
Eddie Abdo
Eddie Abdo
Singer (uncredited)
Alexander Granach
Alexander Granach
Soldier (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Soldier (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
Soldier (uncredited)
Eddie Bracken
Eddie Bracken
Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
Harold DeGarro
Harold DeGarro
Stilt Walker (uncredited)
Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini
Street Urchin (uncredited)
John George
John George
Townsman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
Townsman (uncredited)
Rondo Hatton
Rondo Hatton
Ugly Man (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby
Vangie Beilby
'Ugly Man' Contestant #1 (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited)
Louis Adlon
Louis Adlon
Venus (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Paul Newlan
Whipper (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson
Wooden-Leg Man (uncredited)
Joseph P. Mack
Joseph P. Mack
Workman in Play (uncredited)
Charles Drake
Charles Drake
Young Priest (uncredited)
Richard Clayton
Richard Clayton
Young Priest at Cathedral (uncredited)

Crews

William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Director
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Novel
Sonya Levien
Sonya Levien
Screenplay
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Joseph H. August
Joseph H. August
Director of Photography
William Hamilton
William Hamilton
Editor
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Editor
Mel Berns
Mel Berns
Makeup Department Head
Bruno Frank
Bruno Frank
Adaptation
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Special Effects
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Costume Designer
Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
John E. Tribby
John E. Tribby
Sound Recordist

Trailers and other movies

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