The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 · Movie · 1h 57m · NR

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"Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!"

Overview

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.

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IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
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Themes
sibling relationshipparis, francebased on novel or bookunrequited loveracismblack and whitekindnesshunchbacknotre dame cathedralbell ringingbeggar clanphysical deformity