The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet
Directed by Jean Delannoy
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...
Runtime: 115 min.
Rating: 6.5
DVD
Languages: French
Countries: France,Italy
Genres: Drama,History
Keywords: paris, france,gypsy,obsession,cathedral,officer,false accusations,hunchback
Cast
Esmeralda
Quasimodo
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Claude Frollo
Pierre Gringoire
Fleur de Lys
Clopin Trouillefou
Jehan Frollo
Louis XI
Aloyse de Gondelaurier
Maitre Charmolue
The Cardinal