From its dramatic opening shots to its powerfully heart-wrenching climax, Jean Delannoy's spectacle THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME retells Victor Hugo's remarkable novel with gripping theatrical energy. It is 1492, in and around the imposing Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, where the Festival of Fools has begun. Pierre Gringoire's play entitled "The Quest for Beauty" is being performed; which is ironic because during it, the hideous, hunchback bell-ringer Quasimoto (Anthony Quinn) is tormented and teased by a band of gypsies. Nothing can touch Quasimoto, though, as he is protected by Frollo, the Chief Justice. Frollo has his own problems, the worst being a pious conscience that keeps wrestling with an attraction to sexy gypsy dancer Esmerelda (Gina Lollobridgida). When Frollo sends Quasimoto to fetch Esmerelda for him, the poor hunchback only frightens her and gets arrested, sending Esmerelda into the arms of Phoebus, a confident, though dim-witted and smarmy, army captain. Esmerelda soon pities Quasimoto, attempting to sooth him as he is held in the gallows. But when Phoebus is stabbed to death, there seems to be little any of Esmerelda's admirers can do to prove her innocence. In this film about injustice, prejudice, and obsession, cinematographer Kelber's camerawork finds drama in every crevice, arch, and window of the cathedral itself, and Quinn is heartbreaking as the misunderstood hunchback.
Released theatrically in the USA June 21, 1996.
Prints by Technicolor.
Additional voices: Paul Kandel (Clopin); Mary Kay Bergman (Quasimodo's Mother); Corey Burton (Brutish Guard) and Patrick Pinney (Guards and Gypsies).
Additional credits: Paul and Gaetan Brizzi (Paris unit sequence directors).
Artistic Supervisors: Will Finn (story); Ed Ghertner (layout); Lisa Keene (background); Vera Lanpher-Pacheco (cleanup); Christopher Jenkins (visual effects); Kiran Bhakta Joshi (computer graphics imagery) and Patricia Hicks (production manager).
This is the 34th fully animated Disney feature.
Character actress Mary Wickes died shortly after the film's completion.
Songs include:
"A Guy Like You"
"God Help the Outcasts"
"Topsy-Turvy"
"Out There"
"Hellfire"
"Someday" (performed by All-4-One)
"The Bells of Notre Dame"
Rated BBFC U by the British Board of Film Classification.
Excerpt: "What do they have against people who are different, anyway?" -- Esmeralda (DEMI MOORE)
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1
Audio:
Mono - French
Mono - English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Distributor Notes: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Live Action)
Celebrate the special 40th anniversary release of the epic motion picture THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME! Two-time Academy Award(R)-winner Anthony Quinn (A WALK IN THE CLOUDS) and Hollywood legend Gina Lollobrigida star in this unforgettable tale of passion and desire. Lollobrigida plays the seductive and beautiful gypsy Esmerelda, who befriends Quasimodo (Quinn), the mysterious hunchback who hides in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral. Now fully restored to its original theatrical brilliance and featuring a tour-de-force performance by Quinn -- it's a must-see masterpiece that's sure to entertain everyone!
Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
Story
Victor Hugo: Author
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