The Hunchback of Notre Dame

(1956)Directed by Jean Delannoy115 min · PGDrama, Horror
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...

Gina Lollobrigidaas Esmeralda
Anthony Quinnas Quasimodo
Alain Cunyas Claude Frollo
Jean Danetas Phoebus de Chateaupers
Damiaas The Beggar
Marianne Oswaldas La Falourdel
Danielle Dumontas Fleur de Lys
Valentine Tessieras Aloyse de Gondelaurier
Robert Hirschas Pierre Gringoire
Philippe Clayas Clopin Trouillefou
Maurice Sarfatias Jehan Frollo
Jean Tissieras Louis XI
Jacques Hillingas Maitre Charmolue
Boris Vianas The Cardinal
Madeleine Barbuléeas Madame Outarde
Jacques Dufilhoas Guillaume Rousseau
Roger Blinas Mathias Hungadi
Piéralas The Dwarf
Roland Baillyas The Hangman
Robert Lombardas Jacques Coppenole
Hubert de Lapparentas Guillaume de Harancourt
Paul Bonifasas Master Lecornu
Albert Rémyas Jupiter
Georges Doukingas A Thief