The Hunchback of Notre Dame
by Victor Hugoliterary work· published 1831
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In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo.
Adaptations (6)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame has been adapted into 6 films, from 1923 to 2002. The most recent is The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002).
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · film · 116 min · dir. William Dieterle · IMDb ↗IMDb7.893%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.
Phantom of the Paradise1974 · film · 91 min · dir. Brian De Palma · IMDb ↗Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1986 · film · 52 min · dir. Warwick Gilbert · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4This is an adaptation of the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo, produced by Burbank Films Australia.
Big Man on Campus1989 · film · 105 min · dir. Jeremy Kagan · IMDb ↗IMDb6.0In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II2002 · film · 68 min · dir. Bradley Raymond · IMDb ↗IMDb4.722%Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.
