The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Classic 1939 adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel.
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Victor Hugo's tale of Quasimodo, the good-hearted bellringer, has been filmed many times, but never better than in this production from 1939.
Victor Hugo's novel has been filmed many times, but never better than in this production from 1939. It tells the classic story of Quasimodo, the good- hearted bellringer, virtually imprisoned in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral and forced to do the bidding of Frollo, the Chief Justice. When young Esmerelda is framed for a crime she didn't commit, Quasimodo finds himself in the middle of a number of different plans to try and right this wrong.
- Directed by:
- William Dieterle
- Cast:
- Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke
- Country:
- USA
- Year:
- 1939
- Running time:
- 117min
- Certificate:
- PG
