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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Drama Romance Horror

Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!

Release Date: 1939, August 31
Directors: William Dieterle
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Harry Davenport, Charles Halton, Eddie Bracken, Kathryn Adams, Curt Bois, Arthur Dulac, Dewey Robinson, John George, Kenner G. Kemp, Eddie Dew

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book sibling relationship racism paris, france 15th century unrequited love black and white notre dame cathedral kindness physical deformity bell ringing hunchback beggar clan sanctuary bell ringer gypsy woman church asylum