MOVIE
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Hunchback of Notre Dame in its release era
Released in 1939, The Hunchback of Notre Dame sits inside the 1930s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1939-08-31
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.3/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
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