The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

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

Directed by Jean Delannoy1h 55mDrama,Horror

In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he's 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.

Rated
PG
Year
1956
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
19 December 1956
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Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida
Esmeralda
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Quasimodo
Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny
Claude Frollo
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
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)

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