The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo. 1956-12-19 France, Italy 115 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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...

Cast

Anthony Quinn is Quasimodo
Quasimodo
Alain Cuny is Claude Frollo
Claude Frollo
Jean Danet is Phoebus de Chateaupers
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damia is The Beggar
The Beggar
Marianne Oswald is La Falourdel
La Falourdel
Danielle Dumont is Fleur de Lys
Fleur de Lys
Valentine Tessier is Aloyse de Gondelaurier
Aloyse de Gondelaurier
Robert Hirsch is Pierre Gringoire
Pierre Gringoire
Philippe Clay is Clopin Trouillefou
Clopin Trouillefou
Maurice Sarfati is Jehan Frollo
Jehan Frollo
Jean Tissier is Louis XI
Louis XI