Quasimodo

1940

Quasimodo

Quasimodo

1940 Feature Film ★ 7.8/10

Released 4/24/1940 (France)

📖 Storyline

King Louis XI is a wise old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on gypsy girl Esmeralda, in the church during Fool's Day and sends Quasimodo to catch her. Quasimodo, with the girl, is captured by Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, who frees the girl. The courts sentence Quasimodo to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. Later, at a party of nobles, Esmeralda again meets both Frollo, who is bewitched by her, and Phoebus. When Phoebus is stabbed to death, Esmeralda is accused of the murder, convicted by the court, and sentenced to hang. Clopin, King of the Beggars; Gringoire, Esmeralda's husband; and Quasimodo, the bellringer, all try different ways to save her from the gallows. —Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>King Louis XI is a wise old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on gypsy girl Esmeralda, in the church during Fool's Day and sends Quasimodo to catch her. Quasimodo, with the girl, is captured by Phoebus, Captain of the Guards, who frees the girl. The courts sentence Quasimodo to be flogged, and the only one who will give him water while he is tied in the square is Esmeralda. Later, at a party of nobles, Esmeralda again meets both Frollo, who is bewitched by her, and Phoebus. When Phoebus is stabbed to death, Esmeralda is accused of the murder, convicted by the court, and sentenced to hang. Clopin, King of the Beggars; Gringoire, Esmeralda's husband; and Quasimodo, the bellringer, all try different ways to save her from the gallows. —Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

🎭 Cast & Crew

Main Star Charles Laughton, Character: The Hunchback Quasimodo
Supporting Maureen O'Hara (as Esmeralda), Cedric Hardwicke (as Frollo), Thomas Mitchell (as Clopin), Edmond O'Brien (as Gringoire), Alan Marshal (as Phoebus), Walter Hampden (as Archdeacon), Harry Davenport (as King Louis XI), Katharine Alexander (as Madame de Lys), George Zucco (as Procurator), Fritz Leiber (as Old Nobleman), Etienne Girardot (as Doctor), Helene Reynolds (as Fleur de Lys), Minna Gombell (as Queen of Beggars), Arthur Hohl (as Olivier), Curt Bois (as Student), George Tobias (as Beggar), Rod La Rocque (as Phillippe)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Won Oscar 2 Oscars 1 wins total
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 (12,882 votes)
Reviews 119
Release Date 4/24/1940 (France)
Format Feature Film
Filmed In France
Country France

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