The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

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Directed by

William Dieterle

Starring (View all)

Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo

Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo

Thomas Mitchell
Clopin

Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda

Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire

Alan Marshal
Phoebus

Walter Hampden
Archdeacon

Harry Davenport
King Louis XI

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Sonya Levien
(screen play)

Bruno Frank
(adaptation)

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12 years, 4 months ago at Oct 24 18:01

rorymacon

excellent, watch with no sound, a stunning movie to enjoy with your own soundtrack, an education in filmmaking

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Description: King Louis XI is a wise and old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on the gypsy girl, Esmeralda, in the church during Fool's Day and sends Quasimoto to catch her. Quasimoto, with the girl, is captured by Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, who frees the girl. The courts sentence Quasimoto to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. Later, at a party of nobles, Esmeralda again meets both Frollo, who is bewitched by her, and Phoebus. When Phoebus is stabbed to death, Esmeralda is accused of the murder, convicted by the court and sentenced to hang. Clopin, King of ... (more)

Release date: 29 December 1939
UPC: 053939205824

Tags: Drama (6), 1939 (5), Adaptation (4), 1930s (3), Monster (3), Based On A Novel (3), 300 Greatest Films (2), Catholic (2), Hunchback (2), Illness (2), Dramas (2), Notre Dame (2), Black & White (2), Nobility (2), Victor Hugo (2), Thriller (2), Pariah (2), Book (2), Injustice (1)

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"January 3rd Directed by: William Dieterle Fantastic in the way that only films from the '30s are. Visually stunning, seeing The Notre-Dame de Paris photographed was honestly my favorite part of the film for many reasons. It was particularly interesting to see it in 1939 although I'm not sure how different it looks now compared to then. The original story written by Victor Hugo has been bastardized many a time, including here. Some of the spirit of the novel is splayed out awkwardly for you to "