The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Name: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Director: Kirk Wise
Released: 1996

Kirk Wise

isolation and belonging religious hypocrisy social outcasts resistance to tyranny acceptance and tolerance

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Synopsis

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.

Cinema Atlas Connection

According to production notes and press materials, the filmmakers borrowed from a variety of sources, including Raymond Bernard’s 1934 French adaptation of Les Misérables, aiming for a grand scope and sophisticated cinematography.

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This Film Influenced

→ Les Misérables (2012)