Notre Dame

Titolo originale: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939
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1h 56min

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Maureen O'Hara and Charles Laughton in Notre Dame (1939)

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Nella Francia del XV secolo, una zingara viene incastrata per omicidio dall'infatuato capo della giustizia e solo il campanaro deforme della cattedrale di Notre Dame può salvarla.Nella Francia del XV secolo, una zingara viene incastrata per omicidio dall'infatuato capo della giustizia e solo il campanaro deforme della cattedrale di Notre Dame può salvarla.Nella Francia del XV secolo, una zingara viene incastrata per omicidio dall'infatuato capo della giustizia e solo il campanaro deforme della cattedrale di Notre Dame può salvarla.

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

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LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

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Candidato a 2 Oscar
- 1 vittoria e 2 candidature totali

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For the scene in which Quasimodo is whipped, Charles Laughton instructed an assistant director to twist his ankle outside of camera range so he would really be in pain. Even through the heavy hump and rubber body suit, he felt every lash and often came home badly bruised. Before the 16th take, director William Dieterle whispered to him, "Now, Charles, listen to me. Let's do it one more time, but this time I want you . . . I want you to suffer." According to Laughton's wife, Elsa Lanchester, the actor never forgave him for that.

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The cathedral is shown as having a full flight of steps up to the front doors. Notre Dame has always been more or less level with the square (le Parvis).

Citazioni
[Last lines]
Quasimodo, the bell-ringer: [to one of the stone gargoyles] Why was I not made of stone - like thee?

Curiosità sui crediti
PROLOGUE: "With the end of the 15th Century, the Middle Ages came to a close. Europe began to see great changes. France, ravaged by a hundred years of war, at last found peace. The people under Louis XI felt free to hope again --- to dream of progress. But superstition and prejudice often stood in the way, seeking to crush the adventurous spirit of man."

Versioni alternative
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connessioni
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Colonne sonore
Ave Maria
(1572) (uncredited)
Music by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Sung by mixed chorus during opening credits

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8/10

stellar performances from a great book

One of the great Hollywood films of 1939, this adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel is sumptuously put together, boasting a fine script, tight direction by German export William Dieterle, and a cast who fit their parts perfectly: Charles Laughton superb as the maligned Quasimodo; Maureen O'Hara in an early role as gypsy Esmeralda; Cedric Hardwicke as the pious Frollo; and Harry Davenport as the king, Louis XI.

The story is a version of Beauty and the Beast set within the confines of Notre Dame Cathedral and the dirt-strewn and prejudiced streets of Paris. Quasimodo, physically repulsive and deafened by the bells of the cathedral, nevertheless finds it in his childish heart to love the beautiful Esmeralda and to sacrifice his sanctuary for her. She however only has eyes for the dashing Gringoire (Edmond O'Brien) who she saves from the justice of the beggar thieves.

It is Laughton's performance that holds this film together - truly one of the greatest screen actors, capable of portraying pathos like no other. Contrast this film role with his Henry VIII or Captain Bligh and you begin to get an idea of his impressive range.