The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

21.12. 10:00
ČT2
120 minutes
1956
Italy / France Drama / Historical

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 is touched by the young woman's beauty...

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1956
Italy / France Drama / Historical

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 is touched by the young woman's beauty...

Creators

Jean Delannoy

Cast

Gina Lollobrigida, Alain Cuny, Jacques Hilling, Jean Danet, Maurice Sarfati, Anthony Quinn, Robert Hirsch, Danielle Dumont, Philippe Clay, Jean Tissier, Valentine Tessier, Boris Vian