The Hunchback

The Hunchback

Director: Peter Medak Cast: Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
, Richard Harris
Richard Harris
, Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
, Edward Atterton
Edward Atterton
Peter Medak
The Hunchback

The Hunchback

Director: Peter Medak Cast: Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
, Richard Harris
Richard Harris
, Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek
, Edward Atterton
Edward Atterton
Peter Medak

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Overview

In medieval Paris, a deformed foundling named Quasimodo grows up under the care and tutelage of Dom Claude Frollo, the archdeacon of the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Quasimodo is humpbacked, lame, and blind in a drooping eye -- a human gargoyle who keeps to the shadows of the great church as its bellringer. But the tolling bells inflict upon him another handicap: deafness. On the Festival of Fools in the cathedral square, a crowd elects Quasimodo King of Fools, and a wag quips that the hunchback's attributes qualify him to become King of France. During the festival, a Gypsy woman of transcendent beauty, Esmeralda, dances for the crowd. Watching her sultry undulations from a cathedral niche, Frollo falls in lust with her. Quasimodo, too, is captivated by her, but in a childlike, innocent way. Though Frollo is a priest committed to celibacy, he decides he must possess Esmeralda, even at the expense of his immortal soul. But after realizing she is beyond his reach, he promotes her execution for a crime she did not commit. When the noose closes around her neck, Quasimodo swoops down on a rope from the façade of the church and rescues her, then ensconces her in the bell tower. The film concludes when mobs storm the church and Quasimodo defends it, believing the attackers will harm Esmeralda.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/19/2013
UPC: 0883316895641
Original Release: 1997
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 1:38:00
Sales rank: 40,617

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mandy Patinkin Quasimodo
Richard Harris Dom Frollo
Salma Hayek Esmeralda
Edward Atterton Gringoire
Nigel Terry King Louis
Jim Dale Clopin
Nickolas Grace Gauchere
Benedick Blythe Phoebus
Trevor Baxter Chief Lawyer
Vernon Dobtcheff Father Michael
Matthew Sim Crippled Man
Cassie Stuart Colette
Gabi Fon Queen Anne
Michael Mehlman Beggar
Kalman Hollai Tough
Levente Tamasi Cut Purse
Erika Sajgal Young Noble
Bella Tanai Noble Woman
Zoltan Ban Printer
Pal Turgonyi Printer
Scott Bellefeville Prison Guard
Sean Fuller Prison Guard
Richard Toth Prison Guard
Peter Gabor Vincze Man in Crowd
Gabor Csikos Man in Crowd No. 2
Istvan Hunyadkurti Man in Crowd No. 3
Olga Antal Woman in Crowd
Veronika Megyeri Woman in Crowd
Zoltan Palfi Soldier
Zsolt Kortvelessy Soldier No. 2
Zsolt Zagoni Gallows Guard

Technical Credits
Peter Medak Director
John Fasano Screenwriter
Gary Adelson Executive Producer
Craig Baumgarten Executive Producer
Noel Davis Casting
Iris Grossman Casting
Robert Lantos Executive Producer
Stephane Reichel Producer
Bela Unger Stunts
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