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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 · 117 min

A grand, somber spectacle that sweeps you into medieval Paris, balancing tragedy and tenderness with a heavy emotional pull.

Tagline
Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!
Overview
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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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, horror
Directed by
William Dieterle
Written by
Sonya Levien
Starring
Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmond O'Brien, Alan Marshal, Walter Hampden, Harry Davenport
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Latin

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