The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean Delannoy
Produced by	Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim
Written by	Victor Hugo (novel) Jean Aurenche Jacques Prévert Ben Hecht
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida Anthony Quinn Jean Danet Alain Cuny Robert Hirsch
Music by	Georges Auric Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography	Michel Kelber
Editing by	Henri Taverna
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	December 19, 1956
Running time	115 min.
Country	Italy/France
Language	French
IMDb profile

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (in French Notre Dame de Paris) is a 1956 French film version of Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It stars Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina Lollobrigida as Esmeralda. It is probably one of more true to the book adaptations of Victor Hugo's story. Anthony Quinn's portrayal of the hunchback Quasimodo is more human and less horrific than most other portrayals. Instead of having a huge hump and a hideously deformed face, he only has a small curve in his spine and a slightly deformed face. The film is one of the only adaptations to kill off Esmeralda at the end.

[edit] External links

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo Characters Esmeralda • Esmeralda (Disney) • Claude Frollo • Claude Frollo (Disney) Quasimodo • Captain Phoebus • Clopin Trouillefou • Pierre Gringore Films Esmeralda (1905) • The Darling of Paris (1917) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Notre Dame de Paris (1956) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • The Hunchback (1997) • Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) Other Adaptations La Esmeralda (1844 ballet) • Notre Dame de Paris (1998 musical) • Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (1999 musical)