The Hunchback of Notre Dame - videos, teasers and stills from filming
All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Timing:
1:57 (117 min)
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What's left behind the scenes
- To convincingly portray a man almost deafened by the ringing of a bell, Charles Laughton stuffed his ears with wax to avoid instinctively flinching at unexpected sounds.
- The film premiered at Christmas at Radio City Music Hall, and some critics subsequently complained because they went to see a horror film but saw a historical drama, and stated it was not suitable for family viewing.
- 2,500 wigs were used during filming.
- The artist Van Nest Polglaze (1898-1968) recreated the appearance of medieval Paris on a set in San Fernando, California. The cathedral model was almost 58 meters high and included gargoyles, vaulted ceilings, and stained-glass windows. Its construction cost $250,000.
- Some sound effects were borrowed from Merian C. Cooper’s (1893-1973) and Ernest B. Schoedsack’s (1893-1977) film “King Kong” (1933). For example, when Esmeralda is tortured, the screams of actress Fay Wray (1907-2004) from “King Kong” can be heard. When Quasimodo fights to defend the cathedral, some of the screams of the wounded attackers are the screams of sailors from “King Kong”, and when Frollo falls and crashes, a scream from one of the sailors in “King Kong” is also used.
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