Country
France
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Note
Cannes
Impact! Power! Fire! Pathos! Drama!
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry Davenport | King Louis XI |
| Katharine Alexander | Madame de Lys |
| George Zucco | Procurator |
| Fritz Leiber | Old Nobleman |
| Etienne Girardot | Doctor |
| Helene Reynolds | Fleur de Lys |
| Minna Gombell | Queen of Beggars |
| Arthur Hohl | Olivier |
| Curt Bois | Student |
| George Tobias | Beggar |
| Rod La Rocque | Phillippe |
| Spencer Charters | Court Clerk |
| Kathryn Adams | Fleur's Companion #1 |
| Diane Hunter | Fleur's Companion #2 |
| Sig Arno | Tailor |
| Frank Mills | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Dewey Robinson | Butcher (uncredited) |
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| Frank Mazzola | Child (uncredited) |
| Alan Copeland | Choirboy (uncredited) |
| Arthur Millett | Count Graville (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Munier | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| Barlowe Borland | Dubois (uncredited) |
| Victor Kilian | Esmeralda's Hangman (uncredited) |
| James Fawcett | Festival Ball-Walker (uncredited) |
| Alan Spear | Festival Contortionist (uncredited) |
| Ward Shattuck | Festival Juggler (uncredited) |
| Ray Long | Festival Skeleton Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lillian Nicholson | Fleur's Servant (uncredited) |
| Gisela Werbisek | Grandmother (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Guard (uncredited) |
| Angela Mulinos | Helene (uncredited) |
| Lionel Belmore | Judge at Esmeralda's Trial (uncredited) |
| Earl Clyde | Juggler (uncredited) |
| Thom Fox | Jupiter (uncredited) |
| Gretl Dupont | Lissy (uncredited) |
| Tempe Pigott | Madeleine (uncredited) |
| Nestor Paiva | Man in Street When Gypsies Arrive (uncredited) |
| Arthur Dulac | Mars (uncredited) |
| Vallejo Gantner | Merchant (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Mercury (uncredited) |
| George Barrows | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Peter Godfrey | Monk (uncredited) |
| Edward Groag | Moon (uncredited) |
| J. C. Fowler | Nobleman (uncredited) |
| Cy Kendall | Nobleman Signing Petition (uncredited) |
| Charles Halton | Printer (uncredited) |
| Norbert Schiller | Saturn (uncredited) |
| Eddie Abdo | Singer (uncredited) |
| Alexander Granach | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Edmund Cobb | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Eddie Bracken | Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited) |
| Harold DeGarro | Stilt Walker (uncredited) |
| Louis Zamperini | Street Urchin (uncredited) |
| John George | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Rondo Hatton | Ugly Man (uncredited) |
| Vangie Beilby | 'Ugly Man' Contestant #1 (uncredited) |
| Russ Powell | 'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited) |
| Louis Adlon | Venus (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Whipper (uncredited) |
| Dick Dickinson | Wooden-Leg Man (uncredited) |
| Joseph P. Mack | Workman in Play (uncredited) |
| Charles Drake | Young Priest (uncredited) |
| Richard Clayton | Young Priest at Cathedral (uncredited) |
| Billy Jones | (uncredited) |
| Theodore Lorch | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dew | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Margaret McWade | Younger Sister (uncredited) |
| Jack Perrin | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Hector V. Sarno | Knight (uncredited) |
| Margaret Seddon | Older Sister (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomanceHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Latin |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 31 agosto 1939 |
| Producer | Pandro S. Berman |
| Writer | Sonya Levien, Victor Hugo, Bruno Frank |
| Editors | Robert Wise, William Hamilton |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Asst. Directors | William Dieterle |
| Camera Operators | Joseph H. August |
| Add. Photography | Joseph H. August |
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| Production Design | Van Nest Polglase, Darrell Silvera |
| Art Direction | Van Nest Polglase, Darrell Silvera |
| Set Decoration | Darrell Silvera, Van Nest Polglase |
| Special Effects | Vernon L. Walker |
| Composer | Alfred Newman, John E. Tribby |
| Sound | Alfred Newman, John E. Tribby |
| Costume Design | Walter Plunkett, Mel Berns |
| Makeup | Mel Berns, Walter Plunkett |
| Hairstyling | Mel Berns, Walter Plunkett |
| Budget | 1.800.000 € |
| Incasso | 6.877.900 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Certification
PG
Country
United States
Date
Dec 29, 1939
Certification
NR
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Brazil
Date
Jan 15, 1940
Country
Argentina
Date
Jan 31, 1940
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Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 23, 1940
Certification
M/12
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Country
Sweden
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Country
Ireland
Date
Apr 12, 1940
Country
France
Date
Apr 23, 1940
Country
Hungary
Date
Oct 18, 1940
Certification
KN
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 09, 1940
Country
Palestine
Date
Nov 24, 1940
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 28, 1941
Country
Spain
Date
Nov 30, 1944
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Belgium
Date
Jun 26, 1947
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Italy
Date
May 14, 1948
Country
Austria
Date
Aug 13, 1948
Certification
12
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 01, 1949
Certification
16
Country
Russia
Date
Apr 22, 1949
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