The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Notre-Dame de Paris (1956)
Timing:
1:55 (115 min)
6.6/10
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7.524/10
6399
6399
6.6/10
3500
3500
Production
Genre
Drama, History, Horror
Budget
$1 000 000
Revenue
$2 250 000
Director
Actors
Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny, Jean Danet, Damia, Marianne Oswald, Danielle Dumont, Valentine Tessier, Robert Hirsch, Philippe Clay
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Raymond Hakim
Operator
Michel Kelber
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
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...
What's left behind the scenes
- The coronation scene of Quasimodo was filmed in two versions for different releases of the film. In the original French version, he was made the "Pope of Fools," as in Victor Hugo's (1802-1885) novel (1831). In the English version, Quasimodo was named "King of Fools" because the "Hays Code" in the United States prohibited mockery of clergy. (This refers to the ethical code of film production in Hollywood, adopted in 1930 by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America and becoming the unofficial de facto national standard of the United States in 1934.)
- Anthony Quinn’s (1915-2001) role was not dubbed into French, which was rare for foreign actors at the time.
- The scene of Quasimodo's coronation was filmed in two versions for different releases of the film. In the original French version, he was made "Pope of Fools," as in Victor Hugo’s novel (1831) (1802-1885). In the English version, Quasimodo was named "King of Fools" because the Hays Code in the United States prohibited mockery of clergy. (This refers to the ethical code of film production in Hollywood, adopted in 1930 by the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America and becoming the unofficial de facto national standard of the United States in 1934.)
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