The Hunchback of Notre Dame

"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...

Release Date

December 19, 1956

Status

Released

Original Title

Notre-Dame de Paris

Runtime

1h 55min

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

Language

French

Production Companies

PanitaliaParis-Film Production