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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Not who you're looking for? Others named The Hunchback of Notre Dame: 1996 animated film directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise · novel by Victor Hugo · 1966 film by James Cellan Jones · 1923 film directed by Wallace Worsley

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American romantic drama film starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. Directed by William Dieterle and produced by Pandro S. Berman, the film is based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. The film is also noted for being the first film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival before the festival was postponed due to World War II.

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1939 · 1h 57m · Drama · Romance · Horror

TMDB 7.3/10 (224 votes)

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.

Directed by William Dieterle

Box office $7M worldwide

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Cast & crew

William DieterleDirector

Charles Laughtonas The Hunchback Quasimodo

Cedric Hardwickeas Frollo

Thomas Mitchellas Clopin

Maureen O'Haraas Esmeralda