Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a gypsy young 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.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Horror
Starring: Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara, Edmond O'Brien
Directed & Produced by: Robert Wise, Van Nest Polglase, Vernon L. Walker, Mel Berns, Darrell Silvera
Release date: 12/29/1939
Running time: 113 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 by 77 users