The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

19391h 57mDrama · Romance · Horror
directed by William Dieterle

“Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!”

Not yet rated Compare with…

Ratings report

Not yet rated by me
TMDB
7.3 / 10
221 votes
IMDb
7.8 / 10
13,041 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%

The scorecard

Not yet rated

In the archive, not yet reviewed.

This film has its place on the shelf, but it hasn't been through the screening room. You can put it through the same ten-part system yourself below.

Rate it yourself (same ten-part system)

Your ratings are stored only in this browser. They are never uploaded, and there is no shared visitor average. Export a JSON backup to move them between browsers.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Charles Laughton·The Hunchback Quasimodo
Cedric Hardwicke·Frollo
Thomas Mitchell·Clopin
Maureen O'Hara·Esmeralda
Edmond O'Brien·Gringoire
Alan Marshal·Phoebus
Walter Hampden·Archdeacon
Harry Davenport·King Louis XI
Katharine Alexander·Madame de Lys
George Zucco·Procurator