The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Based on
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Setting
Paris
Production
RKO Pictures
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2020 generic
- Academy Awards 1940 academy_award
