The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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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.
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Cast
79 people
Charles Laughton
The Hunchback Quasimodo
Known for
Witness for the Prosecution
Spartacus
Cedric Hardwicke
Frollo
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Thomas Mitchell
Clopin
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
High Noon
Maureen O'Hara
Esmeralda
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
The Quiet Man
Edmond O'Brien
Gringoire
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Alan Marshal
Phoebus
Known for
House on Haunted Hill
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Walter Hampden
Archdeacon
Known for
Sabrina
All About Eve
Harry Davenport
King Louis XI
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
Foreign Correspondent
Katharine Alexander
Madame de Lys
Known for
Now, Voyager
Death Takes a Holiday
George Zucco
Procurator
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Fritz Leiber
Old Nobleman
Known for
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Phantom of the Opera
Etienne Girardot
Doctor
Known for
Twentieth Century
The Whole Town's Talking
William Dieterle Director · Sonya Levien Screenplay Victor Hugo Author
Worldwide gross $6.9M · Budget $1.8M · United States release December 29, 1939
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$6,877,900
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
France · August 31, 1939
Premiere · Cannes
United States · December 29, 1939
Theatrical
Argentina
January 31, 1940 · Theatrical
Austria
August 13, 1948 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 26, 1947 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 15, 1940 · Theatrical
France
April 23, 1940 · Theatrical
Germany
April 1, 1949 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
January 30, 1941 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 18, 1940 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 12, 1940 · Theatrical
Italy
May 14, 1948 · Theatrical
Japan
November 9, 1940 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 28, 1940 · Theatrical
Palestinian Territories
November 24, 1940 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 23, 1940 · Theatrical
Russia
April 22, 1949 · Theatrical
Spain
November 30, 1944 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 8, 1940 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 28, 1941 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 31, 1939 · Theatrical
XC
April 25, 1947 · Theatrical
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