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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

Drama Horror

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

Release Date: 1956, December 19
Directors: Jean Delannoy
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Panitalia, Paris Film Production
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Roger Blin, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny, Damia, Madeleine Barbulée, Jacques Hilling, Valentine Tessier, Paul Bonifas, Jacques Dufilho, Albert Rémy, Philippe Clay

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

false accusations paris, france obsession gypsy cathedral hunchback