The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3/10
Rating
117 min
Runtime
1939
Release Year
William Dieterle
Director
Cast
Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmond O'Brien
Quick Synopsis
In Paris in 1482, Frollo, the Chief Justice serving under King Louis XI, becomes obsessed with Esmeralda, a young Romani woman known for her beauty. Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Frollo's ward, lives a quiet life high in the cathedral's towers. However, Frollo involves Quasimodo in his harmful schemes aimed at breaking free from what he believes is Esmeralda's bewitching influence, which he sees as the work of the devil.
Detailed Synopsis of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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.
