The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Overview : 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...
Release Date : December 19, 1956
Runtime : 115m
Genre : Drama, History, Horror
Companies : Panitalia, Paris-Film Production
Countries : France, Italy
Keywords : paris, france, gypsy, obsession, cathedral, false accusations, hunchback