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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!"

Movie
1939
★7.3

Genres

RomanceDramaHorror

Top Actors

Charles LaughtonCedric HardwickeThomas MitchellMaureen O'HaraEdmond O'Brien

Directors

William Dieterle

Movie Overview

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...

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.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 Romance, Drama and Horror movie directed by William Dieterle starring Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara and Edmond O'Brien. Find out where to watch, rent, or stream it online on BingeWatch - including Amazon Prime Video availability.