The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Release date

1923-09-06

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures

Genre

Romance, Drama, Horror

Budget

$1 250 000

Revenue

$0

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Director

Wallace Worsley

Actors

Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Kate Lester, Winifred Bryson, Nigel De Brulier, Brandon Hurst, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Harry von Meter
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Scenario

Chester L. Roberts

Producer

Irving Thalberg, Carl Laemmle

Operator

Robert Newhard

Composer

Artist

Charles D. Hall, Stephen Goosson

Audition

Fred A. Datig

Editing

Maurice Pivar, Edward Curtiss, Sydney Singerman
All team (55)

• A film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame".
• Preparation for filming took about a year. During this time, a detailed model of Notre-Dame Cathedral was created, approximately 75 meters in height and 50 meters in width.
• Filming took place from December 16, 1922, to June 5, 1923.
• Approximately four thousand extras were involved in the film, for whom appropriate costumes were specially sewn.
• Lon Chaney, who played Quasimodo, initially requested a fee of $1500 per week, which was a considerable sum at the time. Chaney subsequently raised his earnings twice more, reaching $2500 per week. As a result, Universal Pictures wanted to find a cheaper actor for the lead role, but after fruitless searches, they were unable to do so and agreed to the actor’s terms.
• To achieve the image of Quasimodo, Chaney had to spend about an hour and a half in makeup, wear a rubber cushion as a hump weighing 36 kilograms, and put on a flesh-colored rubber suit and corset. To create the appropriate teeth, Chaney wore a special device in his mouth.
• During the scene of Quasimodo's torture, this action was real, although the actor playing the soldier who was flogging Quasimodo tried to hit Chaney over the shoulder.
• A film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame."