The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) is a Drama, Horror film directed by Jean Delannoy, rated 6.7/10 by 119 viewers.

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...

Directed by Jean Delannoy. Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny, Jean Danet, Damia.