Quasimodo, the hunchback and bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, is crowned the King of Fools until Frollo catches up to him and takes him back to the church.Įsmeralda is caught by a guard and seeks safety in Notre Dame. Esmeralda, a young gypsy girl, is seen dancing in front of an audience of people.
Pierre Gringoire, a poor street poet, does a play in front of an audience until it is interrupted by Clopin, the King of the Beggars. That day is Paris' annual celebration, the Feast of Fools. Frollo is determined to do everything in his power to protect Paris from anything he sees as evil, including the printing press and gypsies. In Paris during the late Middle Ages, Louis XI, the King of France, and his Chief Justice of Paris, Jehan Frollo, visit a printing shop. The film is also noted for being the first film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival before the festival was postponed due to World War II. Berman, the film is based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel.
Directed by William Dieterle and produced by Pandro S. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American romantic drama film starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.
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