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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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NR,1hr 57min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1939
Director:
William Dieterle
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Maureen O'Hara  ...more
Synopsis: Few will argue with the contention that RKO Radio's 1939 adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the best of the many screen versions of the Hugo classic. We say this even allowing for certain liberties taken with the source material-liberties calculated by scenarists Sonya Levien and Bruno Frank to draw parallels between 15th century Paris and 20th century Europe. Thus, Claude Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke), the villain of the piece, is no longer merely a religious hypocrite unable ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine
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Set in fifteenth century France, The Hunchback of Notre Dame captures the medieval era's tumult, as superstition and prejudice war with progress, both material and intellectual. Church and state unite to attempt to hold back the waves of change sweeping over Europe, as it rides the crest of the Renaissance. Charles Laughton's performance as Quasimodo, the misshapen protagonist, is every bit as moving ... Full Review
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Charles Laughton
Quasimodo
Cedric Hardwicke
Dom Claude Frollo
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
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