The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

Directed by Jean Delannoy

Produced by Panitalia, Paris-Film Production

1956115 min6.7 / 10

A tragic medieval melodrama about obsession and false accusation, centered on a tortured hunchback caught between a corrupt magistrate's lust and a gypsy girl's innocence.

In 1482 Paris, Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, becomes infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protégé and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he's 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% 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 59% of films.

  • Is The Hunchback of Notre Dame easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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