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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1956

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

Directed by Jean Delannoy

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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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Produced by
Raymond Hakim
Cinematographer
Michel Kelber
Origin countries
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
fr
Rating
PG
TMDB
6.7/10 (117 votes)
IMDb
6.6/10 (3,255 votes)
Released December 19, 1956·Notre-Dame de Paris·$1,000,000 budget

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