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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

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.

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Horror

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Charles LaughtonCharles LaughtonThe Hunchback Quasimodo
  • Photo of Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeFrollo
  • Photo of Thomas MitchellThomas MitchellClopin
  • Photo of Maureen O'HaraMaureen O'HaraEsmeralda
  • Photo of Edmond O'BrienEdmond O'BrienGringoire
  • Photo of Alan MarshalAlan MarshalPhoebus
  • Photo of Walter HampdenWalter HampdenArchdeacon
  • Photo of Harry DavenportHarry DavenportKing Louis XI
  • Photo of Katharine AlexanderKatharine AlexanderMadame de Lys
  • Photo of George ZuccoGeorge ZuccoProcurator

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