FilmPGGothic Classic Monsters Psychological

The Hunchback of Notre Dame1956

Name: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Genre: Gothic, Classic Monsters, Psychological
Released: 1956-12-19
Rating: 6.6

“The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.”

Directed by Jean Delannoy

6.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 6.6TMDB 6.7

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Year

1956

Runtime

115 min

Box Office

Budget

$1,000,000

🏆 1 win

The premise

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...

Horror Vault's take

In the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral, medieval Paris becomes a stage for obsession and cruelty when a powerful alchemist sets his sights on a captivating gypsy dancer. Caught between them is Quasimodo, the cathedral's disfigured bell ringer, whose loyalty is tested by an unexpected awakening. This lavish Franco-Italian production brings Victor Hugo's classic tale to vivid life, anchored by a fearless performance from Anthony Quinn beneath heavy makeup. Beauty, monstrosity, and moral corruption collide in a story that is as much a study of human darkness as it is a period spectacle.

Content: Depictions Of Persecution And False Accusation, Scenes Of Physical Violence, Themes Of Sexual Obsession