Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939
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Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Title: Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Original Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Year: 1939

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 117 Minutes (1 hour 57 min)
  • Budget: €1,800
  • Genre: Drama Romance
  • Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)

Release Dates

  • United States: December 29 1939

Plot

Set in Paris in the XV century during the reign of Louis XI, a place where gypsies and beggars living with other Paris residents, and the evil judge Claude Frollo wants to eliminate. Quasimodo is a deformed and a young hunchback bell ringer of Notre Dame cathedral meets Esmeralda, a gypsy girl who struggle for his native rights. The hunchback boy falls in love with the young dancer who build a great friendship.

Based on the popular Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame". The director William Dieterle is the responsible for adapting this great masterpiece to the big screen. Quasimodo played by Charles Laughton, Muareen O'hara on the role of Esmeralda and Cedric Hardwicke as Frollo.

Awards

Cast

Director:

William Dieterle William Dieterle

Photos

Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Trivia

MGM considered making the film in 1937 with Peter Lorre as Quasimodo.

Charles Laughton's makeup took two-and-a-half hours to apply each day

Having worked with her in London, Charles Laughton insisted that Maureen O'Hara would be the perfect Esmeralda for the film.

Soundtrack from 'Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame'

Ave Maria

Compuesta por

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Interpretada por

Sung mixed chorus during opening credits

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