The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 57m
- Director William Dieterle
- Genres Drama Horror Romance
- Rating 7.3/10 (226 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Charles Laughton
as The Hunchback Quasimodo
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Frollo
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Thomas Mitchell
as Clopin
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Maureen O'Hara
as Esmeralda
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Edmond O'Brien
as Gringoire
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Alan Marshal
as Phoebus
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Walter Hampden
as Archdeacon
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Harry Davenport
as King Louis XI
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Katharine Alexander
as Madame de Lys
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George Zucco
as Procurator
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Fritz Leiber
as Old Nobleman
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Etienne Girardot
as Doctor
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Helene Reynolds
as Fleur de Lys
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Minna Gombell
as Queen of Beggars
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Arthur Hohl
as Olivier
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Curt Bois
as Student
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George Tobias
as Beggar
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Rod La Rocque
as Phillippe
Crew
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William Dieterle
Director
- Joseph H. August Director of Photography
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Robert Wise
Editor
- William Hamilton Editor
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Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
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Pandro S. Berman
Producer
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Sonya Levien
Screenplay
