The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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1939
1h 57m
7.3(207 votes)
Drama
Romance
Horror

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & Crew

79 members
Acting

Charles Laughton

The Hunchback Quasimodo

Charles Laughton
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Cedric Hardwicke

Frollo

Cedric Hardwicke
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Thomas Mitchell

Clopin

Thomas Mitchell
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Maureen O'Hara

Esmeralda

Maureen O'Hara
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Edmond O'Brien

Gringoire

Edmond O'Brien
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Alan Marshal

Phoebus

Alan Marshal
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Walter Hampden

Archdeacon

Walter Hampden
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Harry Davenport

King Louis XI

Harry Davenport
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Katharine Alexander

Madame de Lys

Katharine Alexander
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George Zucco

Procurator

George Zucco
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Fritz Leiber

Old Nobleman

Fritz Leiber
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Etienne Girardot

Doctor

Etienne Girardot
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Helene Reynolds

Fleur de Lys

Helene Reynolds
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Minna Gombell

Queen of Beggars

Minna Gombell
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Arthur Hohl

Olivier

Arthur Hohl
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Curt Bois

Student

Curt Bois
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George Tobias

Beggar

George Tobias
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Rod La Rocque

Phillippe

Rod La Rocque
Acting

Spencer Charters

Court Clerk

Spencer Charters
Acting

Kathryn Adams

Fleur's Companion #1

Kathryn Adams
Acting

Diane Hunter

Fleur's Companion #2

Diane Hunter
Acting

Sig Arno

Tailor

Sig Arno
Acting

Frank Mills

Beggar (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Acting

Dewey Robinson

Butcher (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Editing

Frank Mazzola

Child (uncredited)

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Alan Copeland

Choirboy (uncredited)

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Arthur Millett

Count Graville (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Munier

Defense Attorney (uncredited)

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Barlowe Borland

Dubois (uncredited)

Barlowe Borland
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Victor Kilian

Esmeralda's Hangman (uncredited)

Victor Kilian
Acting

James Fawcett

Festival Ball-Walker (uncredited)

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Alan Spear

Festival Contortionist (uncredited)

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Ward Shattuck

Festival Juggler (uncredited)

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Ray Long

Festival Skeleton Dancer (uncredited)

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Lillian Nicholson

Fleur's Servant (uncredited)

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Gisela Werbisek

Grandmother (uncredited)

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Harry Cording

Guard (uncredited)

Harry Cording
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Angela Mulinos

Helene (uncredited)

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Lionel Belmore

Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore
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Earl Clyde

Juggler (uncredited)

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Thom Fox

Jupiter (uncredited)

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Gretl Dupont

Lissy (uncredited)

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Tempe Pigott

Madeleine (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott
Acting

Nestor Paiva

Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva
Acting

Arthur Dulac

Mars (uncredited)

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Vallejo Gantner

Merchant (uncredited)

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Charlie Hall

Mercury (uncredited)

Charlie Hall
Acting

George Barrows

Minor Role (uncredited)

George Barrows
Directing

Peter Godfrey

Monk (uncredited)

Peter Godfrey
Acting

Edward Groag

Moon (uncredited)

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J. C. Fowler

Nobleman (uncredited)

J. C. Fowler
Acting

Cy Kendall

Nobleman Signing Petition (uncredited)

Cy Kendall
Acting

Charles Halton

Printer (uncredited)

Charles Halton
Acting

Norbert Schiller

Saturn (uncredited)

Norbert Schiller
Acting

Eddie Abdo

Singer (uncredited)

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Alexander Granach

Soldier (uncredited)

Alexander Granach
Acting

Edmund Cobb

Soldier (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Acting

Ralph Dunn

Soldier (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn
Acting

Eddie Bracken

Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)

Eddie Bracken
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Harold DeGarro

Stilt Walker (uncredited)

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Louis Zamperini

Street Urchin (uncredited)

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John George

Townsman (uncredited)

John George
Acting

Kenner G. Kemp

Townsman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
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Rondo Hatton

Ugly Man (uncredited)

Rondo Hatton
Acting

Vangie Beilby

'Ugly Man' Contestant #1 (uncredited)

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Russ Powell

'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited)

Russ Powell
Acting

Louis Adlon

Venus (uncredited)

Louis Adlon
Acting

Paul Newlan

Whipper (uncredited)

Paul Newlan
Acting

Dick Dickinson

Wooden-Leg Man (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson
Acting

Joseph P. Mack

Workman in Play (uncredited)

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Charles Drake

Young Priest (uncredited)

Charles Drake
Acting

Richard Clayton

Young Priest at Cathedral (uncredited)

Richard Clayton
Acting

Billy Jones

(uncredited)

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Theodore Lorch

Minor Role (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch
Acting

Eddie Dew

Minor Role (uncredited)

Eddie Dew
Acting

Margaret McWade

Younger Sister (uncredited)

Margaret McWade
Acting

Jack Perrin

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jack Perrin
Acting

Hector V. Sarno

Knight (uncredited)

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Margaret Seddon

Older Sister (uncredited)

Margaret Seddon

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