Rated: PG
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her, he is touched by the young woman’s beauty. — Guy Bellinger
Director: Jean Delannoy
Writers: Victor Hugo, Jean Aurenche, Jacques Prévert
Production companies: Paris Film Productions, Panitalia
More info on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050781/
