
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!
Directed by William Dieterle
Produced by RKO Radio Pictures
A tragic medieval melodrama about obsession, prejudice, and unrequited love, anchored by the pathos of a deformed outcast caught between a corrupt magistrate's schemes and a Romani woman's beauty.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.
Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does The Hunchback of Notre Dame end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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