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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. Quasimodo, the lonely hunch-backed bell-ringer of Notre Dame cathedral, falls in love with Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy.

A classic of the cinema, with Charles Laughton under grotesquely expressive make-up as the doomed bell-ringer.

This adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel tells the story of the hunchback Quasimodo, who silently worships lovely gypsy girl Esmeralda.

Showing as a tribute to Maureen O'Hara who died recently.

1 hour, 51 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 Nov 201506:45

Credits

RoleContributor
The Hunchback QuasimodoCharles Laughton
EsmeraldaMaureen O'Hara
FrolloCedric Hardwicke
Clopin, King of the BeggarsThomas Mitchell
GringoireEdmond O'Brien
PhoebusAlan Marshal
Louis XIHarry Davenport
ArchdeaconWalter Hampden
Madame de LysKatharine Alexander
ProcuratorGeorge Zucco
ProducerPandro S Berman
DirectorWilliam Dieterle
WriterSonya Levien

Broadcasts

  • Mon 21 Apr 200822:00
  • Boxing Day 201201:30
  • Sat 21 Nov 201506:45