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.
Stars: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Marshal
Crew: William Dieterle (Director), Victor Hugo (Novel), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), Pandro S. Berman (Producer), Alfred Newman (Original Music Composer), Joseph H. August (Director of Photography)
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Latin
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 29, 1939
IMDb: 3.8
