Cinematic background from The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 - 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

Drama, Horror, Romance

Directors:
William Dieterle
Writers:
Bruno Frank, Victor Hugo, Sonya Levien
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Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old photo of an old church with a clock tower; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – Black and white photograph of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people dressed up in costumes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An older man writing with a quill pen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man making a funny face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people wearing hats sitting in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man with a beard and a mustache is smoking a cigarette in front of other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – Two people looking out over a town from a balcony; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man and a woman kissing; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An elephant statue in front of a cathedral; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old man wearing a monk's robe and a cap; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man and a man in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A person kneeling down on the ground in front of pillars; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A crowd of people standing around a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black - and - white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A crowd of people in medieval garb in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black - and - white photo of a large cathedral; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people sitting in front of a priest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman with curly red hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people sitting in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black - and - white photo of an old cathedral; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman holding a bird in a birdcage; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man standing in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – Black and white photograph of a man in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man sitting on top of a chair holding a drum; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An aerial view of an old town with people walking around; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people in a crowd wearing hats; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old photo of a woman looking at a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people wearing hats in a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A large group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A crowd of people are gathered around a stage in the middle of a town; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old woman riding a horse in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man in a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a woman with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man in a robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old woman wearing a black hat and a black coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of people walking on a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people standing on top of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man in medieval garb; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – An old man with glasses is sitting at a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of old people sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people gathered in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A beautiful woman with curly hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black and white photo of a man in a hooded cloak; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man leaning on a wooden post looking up at the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A group of people sitting in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A crowd of people gathered in a large area; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – Two men in medieval garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A man and a woman looking at each other through an opening in the wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A woman in a long dress taking a picture of a man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), directed by William Dieterle – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle