1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Directed by William Dieterle
Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!
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.
Duration
1h 57m
Released
December 29, 1939
Revenue
$6,877,900