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 is touched by the young woman's beauty...
Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny, Jean Danet, Damia, Marianne Oswald
Crew: Jacques Prévert (Screenplay), Jean Aurenche (Screenplay), Jean Delannoy (Director), Henri Taverna (Editor), Victor Hugo (Novel), Raymond Hakim (Producer)
Country: France, Italy
Language: Français
Studio: Panitalia, Paris-Film Production
Runtime: 115 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 19, 1956
IMDb: 4.4
