The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

Notre-Dame de Paris (original title)

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PG
1h 55min
Drama, Fantasy
03 Nov 1957 (USA)
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The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

Director:

Jean Delannoy

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Stars:

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	Gina Lollobrigida	...	Esmeralda
	Anthony Quinn	...	Quasimodo
	Jean Danet	...	Phoebus de Chateaupers
	Alain Cuny	...	Claude Frollo
	Robert Hirsch	...	Pierre Gringoire
	Danielle Dumont	...	Fleur de Lys
	Philippe Clay	...	Clopin Trouillefou
	Maurice Sarfati	...	Jehan Frollo
	Jean Tissier	...	Louis XI
	Valentine Tessier	...	Aloyse de Gondelaurier
	Jacques Hilling	...	Maitre Charmolue
	Jacques Dufilho	...	Guillaume Rousseau
	Roger Blin	...	Mathias Hungadi
	Marianne Oswald	...	La Falourdel
	Roland Bailly	...	Hangman
	Piéral	...	Dwarf (as Pieral)
	Camille Guérini	...	President (as Camille Guerini)
	Damia	...	Beggar
	Robert Lombard	...	Jacques Coppenole
	Albert Rémy	...	Jupiter (as Albert Remy)
	Hubert de Lapparent	...	Guillaume de Harancourt (as Hubert Lapparent)
	Boris Vian	...	Cardinal
	Georges Douking	...	François Chanterprune
	Paul Bonifas	...	Gilles Lecornu
	Madeleine Barbulée	...	Madame Outarde (as Madeleine Barbulee)
	Albert Michel	...	Night Watchman
	Daniel Emilfork	...	Andry le Rouge
	Michel Etcheverry	...	Archdeacon (as Etcheverry)
	Dominique Davray	...	Colette la Charonne
	Yette Lucas	...	Claude Rongeoreille
	Denise Carvenne	...	Upholsterer
	Jacques Bertrand	...	Bellevigne de l'Etoile
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Doudou Babet	...	Un mendiant (uncredited)
	Raymond Bailly	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Edmond Beauchamp	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Paul Bisciglia	...	Un homme à la fête des fous (uncredited)
	Robert Blome	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Philippe Chauveau	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Arielle Coigney	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Yvonne Constant	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Christine Darvel	...	(uncredited)
	José Davilla	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Hugues de Bagratide	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Germaine Delbat	...	Une paroissienne (uncredited)
	Jenny Doria	...	(uncredited)
	Van Doude	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Jean-Pierre Dréan	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Pierre Duverger	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Pierre Fresnay	...	Récitant / Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	Claude Ivry	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Christine Langart	...	(uncredited)
	Anne Laurent	...	(uncredited)
	Dominique Marcas	...	Une femme à la 'Cour des Miracles' (uncredited)
	Jean Martin	...	Un tire-laine (uncredited)
	Franck Maurice	...	Un bourreau (uncredited)
	Malka Ribowska	...	Une femme à la fête des fous (uncredited)
	Robert Rietty	...	Pierre Gringoire (uncredited) (voice)
	María Riquelme	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Louisette Rousseau	...	(uncredited)
	Louis Saintève	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Eugène Stuber	...	Bit part (uncredited)
	Nadine Tallier	...	Une fille à la 'Cour des Miracles' (uncredited)
	Jean Thielment	...	Un mendiant (uncredited)
	Françoise Vallery	...	(uncredited)

Directed by

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Jean Delannoy

Written by

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Victor Hugo	...	(novel)

Jean Aurenche	...	(adaptation) and
Jacques Prévert	...	(adaptation) (as Jacques Prevert)

Jean Aurenche	...	(dialogue) and
Jacques Prévert	...	(dialogue) (as Jacques Prevert)

Ben Hecht	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Raymond Hakim	...	producer
Robert Hakim	...	producer

Music by

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Georges Auric

Cinematography by

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Michel Kelber

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director of photography

Editing by

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Henri Taverna

Editorial Department

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Marie-Louise Barberot	...	assistant editor
Ginou Bretoneiche	...	assistant editor

Production Design by

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René Renoux

Costume Design by

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Georges K. Benda

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(as Georges Benda)

Makeup Department

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Louis Bonnemaison	...	makeup artist (as Bonnemaison)
Georges Klein	...	makeup artist (as Klein)
Huguette Lalaurette	...	wig maker (as Lalaurette)
Jean Lalaurette	...	hair stylist (as Lalaurette)

Production Management

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Ludmilla Goulian	...	production manager
Paul Laffargue	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph Drimal	...	second assistant director
Alain Kaminker	...	second assistant director
Pierre Zimmer	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Maurice Barnathan	...	set dresser
Alfred Marpaux	...	assistant decorator
Jean Taillandier	...	assistant decorator
Pierre Tyberghein	...	assistant decorator

Sound Department

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Jacques Carrère	...	sound (as Jacques Carrere)
Guy Villette	...	sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Gérard Cogan

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special effects

Stunts

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Victor Castilla

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stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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André Delille	...	assistant camera
André Domage	...	assistant camera
Wladimir Ivanov	...	camera operator
Raymond Voinquel	...	still photographer
Victor Lanoux	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Emmanuel Bourassin	...	wardrober
Catherine	...	dress maker
Veniero Colasanti	...	dresses: Gina Lollobrigida (as Colasanti)
Raymonde	...	dress maker
Léon Zay	...	wardrober

Music Department

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Angelo Francesco Lavagnino	...	composer: dance music (as Lavagnino)
Jacques Météhen	...	musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Claude Vériat

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script girl (as Claude Veriat)

Additional Crew

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Léonide Massine	...	choreographer
Léo Spohr	...	administrator
Max Terrier	...	stand-in: Anthony Quinn (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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Constantin Film (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Allied Artists Pictures (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
Centra Film (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Elokuvatuanto (1960) (Finland) (theatrical)
Kamras Film Group (1960) (Finland) (theatrical)
EuroVideo (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
Studiocanal Vidéo (1999) (France) (VHS)
Studiocanal Vidéo (2002) (France) (DVD)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Miramax (2003) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
Arthaus (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
I. Karatzopoulos (1968) (Greece) (theatrical)
ClassicLine (Brazil) (DVD)
Cocinor
Gold Video (2022) (United States) (video)
Hellenic Radio & Television 3 (ERT3) (2022) (Greece) (tv)
Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)

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Werkstätten der UFA (German dubbing)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her, he is touched by the young woman's beauty. Written by Guy Bellinger Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	loneliness title-same-as-book begins-with-a-quote literary-quote graffiti See All (207) »
Taglines	The World's Supreme Shocker! See more »
Genres	Drama Fantasy
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Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:SOA Australia:PG Finland:K-16 Finland:K-12 (1974 rating) Finland:K-11 (2001 rating) France:Tous publics Germany:12 Hungary:KN Iceland:L Netherlands:14 Norway:9 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) South Korea:15 (DVD rating) South Korea:12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United States:Approved United States:PG West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Il gobbo di Notre Dame (Italy) The Hunchback (United States) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (United States) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (South Africa, English title) Hunchback of Paris (United States) See more »
Runtime	115 min
Official Sites	arabuloku.com
Country	France Italy
Language	French Latin
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France See more »

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Budget

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The scene of Quasimodo's coronation was shot twice for each version of the film. For the original French-language version, he is crowned 'Pope of Fools', as in the novel, and wears a mock Papal tiara. For the English-language version, he is crowned 'King of Fools', and wears a royal crown. This was because the American Hays Code forbade mocking of the clergy. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Hollywood Collection: Anthony Quinn an Original (1990). See more »
Soundtracks	La Chanson de Clopin See more »
Quotes	Esmeralda: [dying] Life is wonderful. See more »

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