The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1956

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

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PG
Drama History Horror

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...

Release Date 1956-12-19
Runtime 1h 55m
Directors Jean Delannoy, Michel Kelber
Producer Raymond Hakim
Writers Jacques Prévert, Jean Aurenche, Victor Hugo