The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Directed by William Dieterle · 117 min · Drama, Romance, Horror
48.0 TOPICAL score · #2,063 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939, directed by William Dieterle) has a TOPICAL score of 48.0 - ranked 2,063 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (227 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (227 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read15,636 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charles Laughton (actor #394), Cedric Hardwicke (actor #1,275), Thomas Mitchell (actor #222), Maureen O'Hara (actor #526)