The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

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• Drama
• Romance
• Horror

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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (232 votes)

Release date

August 31, 1939

Runtime

1h 57m

Language

English

Director

William Dieterle

Status

Released