The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,877,900.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 21.49 |
Directed By
William Dieterle
Crew
Robert Wise
Victor Hugo
Joseph H. August
William Hamilton
William Dieterle
Pandro S. Berman
Sonya Levien
Alfred Newman
Mel Berns
Bruno Frank
Walter Plunkett
Van Nest Polglase
Darrell Silvera
Vernon L. Walker
John E. Tribby
TOP CAST
Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo
Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire
Alan Marshal
Phoebus
Walter Hampden
Archdeacon
Harry Davenport
King Louis XI
Katharine Alexander
Madame de Lys
George Zucco
Procurator
Fritz Leiber
Old Nobleman
Etienne Girardot
Doctor
Helene Reynolds
Fleur de Lys
Minna Gombell
Queen of Beggars
Arthur Hohl
Olivier
Curt Bois
Student
George Tobias
Beggar
Rod La Rocque
Phillippe
Spencer Charters
Court Clerk
Kathryn Adams
Fleur's Companion #1
Diane Hunter
Fleur's Companion #2
Sig Arno
Tailor
Frank Mills
Beggar (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Butcher (uncredited)
Frank Mazzola
Child (uncredited)
Alan Copeland
Choirboy (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
Count Graville (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Barlowe Borland
Dubois (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Esmeralda's Hangman (uncredited)
James Fawcett
Festival Ball-Walker (uncredited)
Alan Spear
Festival Contortionist (uncredited)
Ward Shattuck
Festival Juggler (uncredited)
Ray Long
Festival Skeleton Dancer (uncredited)
Lillian Nicholson
Fleur's Servant (uncredited)
Gisela Werbisek
Grandmother (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Guard (uncredited)
Angela Mulinos
Helene (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)
Earl Clyde
Juggler (uncredited)
Thom Fox
Jupiter (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont
Lissy (uncredited)
Tempe Pigott
Madeleine (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
Mars (uncredited)
Vallejo Gantner
Merchant (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Mercury (uncredited)
George Barrows
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Godfrey
Monk (uncredited)
Edward Groag
Moon (uncredited)
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