The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · directed by William Dieterle
- Rating
- 83/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), directed by William Dieterle, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Charles Laughton
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Thomas Mitchell
- Maureen O'Hara
- Edmond O'Brien
- Alan Marshal
- Walter Hampden
- Harry Davenport
- Katharine Alexander
- George Zucco
Crew
- Joseph H. August — Director of Photography
- Robert Wise — Editor
- William Hamilton — Editor
- Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
- Sonya Levien — Screenplay
More from William Dieterle
- All That Money Can Buy (1941) — 84/100 · hit
- Portrait of Jennie (1948) — 82/100 · hit
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — 82/100 · hit
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) — 79/100
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) — 76/100
- Salome (1953) — 58/100
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