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.
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...

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Cast

Gina Lollobrigida Gina Lollobrigida As: Esmeralda
Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn As: Quasimodo
Alain Cuny Alain Cuny As: Claude Frollo
Jean Danet Jean Danet As: Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damia Damia As: The Beggar
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Storyline

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...


Tagline: The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama, History, Horror

Language: Français

Release Date: 19 December 1956

Country: FR, IT

Runtime: 115m

Company Credits

Company: Panitalia, Paris-Film Production

Budget: $1,000,000

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Cast

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Esmeralda

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Quasimodo

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Claude Frollo

Jean Danet

Jean Danet

Phoebus de Chateaupers

Damia

Damia

The Beggar

Marianne Oswald

Marianne Oswald

La Falourdel

Danielle Dumont

Danielle Dumont

Fleur de Lys

Valentine Tessier

Valentine Tessier

Aloyse de Gondelaurier

Robert Hirsch

Robert Hirsch

Pierre Gringoire

Philippe Clay

Philippe Clay

Clopin Trouillefou

Maurice Sarfati

Maurice Sarfati

Jehan Frollo

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Louis XI

Jacques Hilling

Jacques Hilling

Maitre Charmolue

Boris Vian

Boris Vian

The Cardinal

Madeleine Barbulée

Madeleine Barbulée

Madame Outarde

Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho

Guillaume Rousseau

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Mathias Hungadi

Piéral

Piéral

The Dwarf

Roland Bailly

Roland Bailly

The Hangman

Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

Jacques Coppenole

Hubert de Lapparent

Hubert de Lapparent

Guillaume de Harancourt

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

Master Lecornu

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Jupiter

Georges Douking

Georges Douking

A Thief

Albert Michel

Albert Michel

Night Watchman

Camille Guérini

Camille Guérini

The President

Malka Ribowska

Malka Ribowska

Une femme à la fête des fous (uncredited)

Nadine Tallier

Nadine Tallier

Une fille à la 'Cour des Miracles' (uncredited)

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Georges Auric

Georges Auric

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Michel Kelber

Michel Kelber

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

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Other Crew

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