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	Scifilm -- Reviews, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
		THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME was still inspiring film-makers over a decade later, when RKO director William Dieterle was chosen to direct a new version of the classic tale.
		With the incomparable Charles Laughton cast as Quasimodo, RKO's HUNCHBACK emerged as a triumphant story of historical drama and timeless human nature, capturing the gamut of emotions from horror to pity to love to boundless evil.
		Because of the grotesque make-up on the Hunchback, the movie is often lumped in with the horror films of the period but this is really a historical drama of the first mark.
	www.scifilm.org /reviews2/hunchback39.html (1541 words)

	Notre Dame (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Notre Dame University (Lebanon) in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
		Notre Dame Bay is a large bay near the mouth of the Exploits River in northern Newfoundland.
		Notre Dame, Indiana is the location of the University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary's College and Holy Cross College.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Notre_Dame (392 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Notre Dame de Paris (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Notre Dame de Paris (French for "Our Lady of Paris", meaning the church in Paris dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus), often known simply as Notre Dame in English, is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west.
		Mary I of Scotland is married in Notre Dame to the Dauphin Francois (later Francois II of France), son of Henry II of France, on April 24, 1558.
		Joan of Arc is beatified in 1909 in Notre Dame.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Notre_Dame_de_Paris (1583 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American monochrome motion picture.
		It is considered by many reviewers to be the best of the many film versions of Victor Hugo's classic novel, and perhaps the one that sticks closest to Hugo's plot and intention, although the ending differs.
		The film tells the tragic tale of a disfigured cathedral bellringer who falls for the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda in medieval Paris, France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_(1939_film) (184 words)

	Hunchback of Notre Dame
		Notre Dame built in the 12th century is displayed magnificently by cinematographer Joseph August.
		1939 was the landmark year in the history of film and more than one classic was left in the shadows of "Gone with the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz", "Stagecoach" and "Wuthering Heights", to name but a few.
		The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written by Hugo at age 28.
	www.dvdbeaver.com /film/Reviews/hunchback_of_notre_dame.htm (854 words)

	Movie Review: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
		In 1939 she was under contract with Laughton and Eric Pommer, and was brought to the United States for the very purpose of playing Esmeralda.
		Hunchback of Notre Dame premiered on December 31, 1939 at Radio City Music Hall, RKO's last move of the year, and of the decade.
		Hunchback one of RKO's most successful films, cost over 1.8 million dollars, at the time of it's initial release brought in over 3 million dollars at the box office.
	www.speakeasy.org /~beck/hunchback.html (895 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Hunchback of Notre Dame at Epinions.com
		One of the biggest budget films of its era, the sets are imposing, the cast is first rate, and the script is excellent.
		He is a bellringer at the cathedral of Notre Dame.
		The Notre Dame cathedral is an impressive series of sets: the steps and entrance, the winding stairways to the gigantic bells, and the rooftop from which the Hunchback battles an angry mob.
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	Film as Art: Danél Griffin's Guide to Cinema
		Thus, the tale of Notre Dame’s gloomy, deformed bellringer Quasimodo and his love for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda is not unfamiliar to me, and while I cannot to compare this Hunchback, a low budget 1982 made-for-TV production, to Hugo’s book, I am in the position to compare it to these earlier, great films.
		Both films are considered classics, and deservedly so: They had stirring performances from two brilliant leads, and both carefully took the time to create the characters of Quasimodo, his crush Esmeralda, the lustful priest Frollo, and the other key cast members.
		In addition, both contained epic scopes, showcasing ancient Paris in grand set pieces, including Notre Dame and its twisted gargoyles, the godless "religious" courtrooms that accept torture as a means of confession, and the dark, anarchic alleyways of Clopin’s homeless kingdom—the true face of France and its corrupted politics.
	uashome.alaska.edu /~jndfg20/website/hunchback.htm (1198 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: DVD: William Dieterle,Charles Laughton,Cedric Hardwicke,Thomas Mitchell,Maureen ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Set in fifteenth century France, The Hunchback of Notre Dame captures the medieval era's tumult, as superstition and prejudice war with progress, both material and intellectual.
		Maureen O'Hara's film debut is also memorable; the passions she inspires in the men around her are wholly believable.
		When director William Dieterle transformed Victor Hugo's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME to fit the big screen, he succeeded in capturing the power and sweep of an age that was characterized by individual examples of humanity lost in a sea of inhumanity.
	www.amazon.ca /Hunchback-Notre-Dame-William-Dieterle/dp/6304698615 (2221 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
		Hunchback's one valid accusation is that it is not particularly faithful to its source material.
		Quasimodo, the hunchback, is never carried by the plot, but is active in its creation, as are his co-stars.
		Indeed, one of Hunchback's most horrific moments come not from some fearsome monster of evil, but when Frollo sings of how much a monster Quasimodo is, and Quasimodo, so much under Frollo's influence and direction, starts to sing along.
	www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.hunchback.of.notre.dame.1996.shtml (873 words)

	2003-04 Film Series - Hollywood Classics
		This 1923 classic silent film recounts the well known tale of Quasimodo, the deformed hunchback, who falls in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, while trying to save her.
		The film, which is set in France, illustrates the sympathy and compassion Esmeralda shows to a man that has been hidden from society and has never been loved before.
		While there, though, the lead actress of the film, Ann, is kidnapped by the natives and offered up as a sacrifice to their god Kong, a massive ape.
	www.loyola.edu /academics/freshmanprograms/hollywoodfilms03.html (592 words)

	Review: The Hunchback
		Set in 15th-century Paris, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a tale of gloom, doom and evil deeds, the story of a grotesque wretch named Quasimodo, a tormented, forlorn misfit who has been deafened by years of toil as the bellringer at the great Cathedral of Notre Dame.
		As usual, when the film industry adapts a novel to the screen, the writers have taken too many liberties with the original, and as a result, the tone has been altered drastically.
		Although the Elephant Man's deformities were left to the imagination of viewers, the Hunchback is presented in such detail, both in print and on the screen, that he is considered one of the most grotesque characters in literature.
	www.sparrowsp.addr.com /articles/goodandbadhunchback.htm (1036 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
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		Anachronisms: Set in the late 15th Century during the reign of Louis XI the Prudent, one of the 'old world versus new' arguments portrayed is the supposedly heretical suggestion that the world is not flat.
		Charles Laughton could not possibly have played the Hunchback any better, and Maureen O'Hara is so lovely that you can not help but sympathize with every male character in the movie who can not possibly have her.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0031455 (530 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame News
		Tony Jay, a voice actor who was best remembered for playing the elegantly malevolent Judge Frollo in the animated Disney film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and whose deep baritone frequently heightened the...
		February 24: UNHOLY Lon Chaney/Tod Browning fest in LA The UCLA Film and Television Archive is currently screening films from two past masters of horror in a series called Lon Chaney/Tod Browning: The Unholy...
		"Hunchback of Notre Dame" - A photo that accompanied an article in Friday's Calendar about books and DVDs being packaged together was described as showing Lon Chaney in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." The...
	www.topix.net /movies/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame?scoring=d (722 words)

	Political Correctness Dooms 'Hunchback' Of Notre Dame (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Oddsocks Productions has renamed its touring production "The Bellringer of Notre Dame" after discussions with a disability adviser raised the possibility of offending people with spina bifida or the disfiguring scoliosis of the spine.
		French author Victor Hugo's classic 1831 novel, set in 15th century Paris around the cathedral of Notre Dame, tells the tragic story of a deformed bellringer Quasimodo and his love for a beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda.
		The original title of the novel was "Notre Dame de Paris," but its name was changed when the book was translated into English and the hunchback has remained part of the title until now.
	www.rense.com /general26/hunch.htm (223 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Viewing the 1939 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, from an American scene-cutting point-of-view, something is clearly wrong.
		Hunchback is a film about human loneliness and isolation.
		The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a sad and beautiful film that shows the power of allowing the camera to linger on the human face and surrounding scenery.
	www.rambles.net /hunchback_1939.html (460 words)

	NovelGuide: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame: Biography
		He embarked on a long literary career that included the historical novel Notre Dame de Paris: 1482 (1831), the plays Hernani (1830) and Ruy Blas (1838) as well as criticism and political essays.
		In 1939 RKO released a silent film version of Notre Dame de Paris starring Charles Laughton, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Maureen O’Hara.
		The film was re-titled as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the work has been commonly referred to using this title since that time.
	www.novelguide.com /TheHunchbackofNotre-Dame/biography.html (621 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)- Moria The Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Review
		Gypsies are forbidden to enter the city, but the beautiful Esmeralda manages to sneak in and then seeks refuge in Notre Dame cathedral when the authorities try to evict her.
		But instead she is snatched and taken to safety in the cathedral by the hideous bellringer, the deaf and hunchbacked Quasimodo, who saves her because she treated him with kindness.
		Everything in the story seems to be performing symbolic function – it is not enough for an Archdeacon to simply gesture out a window at the cathedral, the cathedral has to become a symbol for the ornate ungainliness of France’s Mediaeval past in the same gesture.
	www.moria.co.nz /horror/hunchback39.htm (1059 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
		The Archdeacon of Notre Dame (Nigel de Brulier, from Ghosts and The Monkey’s Paw) has a brother named Jehan (Brandon Hurst, whom we’ve also seen in White Zombie and Murders in the Rue Morgue), who is rather less than saintly.
		The hunchback is sentenced to 50 lashes and an hour in restraints in the public square.
		Clopin, having been told by Jehan that his foster daughter was imprisoned in Notre Dame, raises up his army and leads it in a siege of the cathedral.
	www.1000misspenthours.com /reviews/reviewsh-m/hunchbackofnotredame1923.htm (1878 words)

	hunchback
		In 1939 she was under contract with Laughton and
		Hunchback indeed gave RKO the kind of reputation which George Schaeffer had
		The film is world renown is remembered as one of the great classics in cinema
	www.users.qwest.net /~aknot/hunchback.html (776 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1923]: Video: Wallace Worsley,Lon Chaney,Patsy Ruth Miller,Norman Kerry,Kate ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But the former role in The Hunchback of Notre Dame was clearly the most ambitious of his illustrious career, full of such longing and anguish.
		As a film, the original Hunchback of Notre Dame is not a great film, just a very good one.
		Poor quality transfers of the film are due to the fact that the film only survives in 16mm form, mainly through Universal's "Show-At-Home" film rental library.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Hunchback-Notre-Dame-Wallace-Worsley/dp/B00004SX48 (634 words)

	Amazon.com: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: DVD: William Dieterle,Charles Laughton,Cedric Hardwicke,Thomas ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		So too is the heralded Alfred Newman score, perhaps the finest marriage of musical phrase to filmed sequence to that point in film history--swellingly Wagnerian at emotional highpoints, but lean, linear, and distinctly 15th-16th century when period atmosphere is called for (listen for Tielmann Susato and other renaissance masters, skillfully woven in).
		Maureen O'Hara in her first film may not be the ideal for a gypsy maid, but she does show what would become her strengths: independence from, and yet a dependence for men...
		Quasimodo, the misshapen bell ringer of Notre Dame experiences first her horror at his appearance and then her kindness as he is punished for frightening her.
	www.amazon.com /Hunchback-Notre-Dame-William-Dieterle/dp/6304698615 (2372 words)

	DVD Verdict: The Year 1939
		The films released that year certainly have some of the greatest reputations among classic films.
		Included are trailers for a number of the year's top films plus audio footage of the year's most popular songs as well as radio newscasts of the time.
		Each film is highly entertaining, with Humphrey Bogart prominent in the latter and able support from the Warner stock company in both.
	www.dvdverdict.com /columns/classics/1939.php (1530 words)

	Memorable Moments in Film
		Film buffs will never forget Scarlett shaking her fist on that blood-red hilltop overlooking Tara, nor Gable pulling down the walls of Jericho.
		Raised to a human identity for the first time in his life by the lovely Maureen O'Hara seeking sanctuary from the mob, the hunchback loses her to a handsome captain.
		In the final scene, Charles Laughton caresses the gargoyle high on the walls of Notre Dame.
	www.louallin.com /loupages/films.html (481 words)

	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
		The priests also seem not to agree with Frollo’s conviction that Gypsies shouldn’t be allowed to pray for the intercession of the Virgin Mary— or indeed to pray for anything within the hallowed confines of Notre Dame cathedral— though that disagreement doesn’t stop the count from telling Esmeralda what he thinks to her face.
		Gringoire and Phoebus have the usual uncomplicated desires to be with the Gypsy girl, while Frollo gradually develops a pathological obsession with her, stemming from her unwelcome stimulation of his long-suppressed libido.
		Subsequent attempts by various parties to wrest her away from the hunchback result in much bloodshed and destruction before Archibishop John is able to shame Frollo into confessing to the king, winning a pardon for Esmeralda and a newly liberalized royal Gypsy policy for her people.
	1000misspenthours.com /reviews/reviewsh-m/hunchbackofnotredame1939.htm (1416 words)

	Amazon.com: Hunchback of Notre Dame: Video: Charles Laughton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Certainly the 1939 film version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is more of a love story than the classic silent film starring Lon Chaney.
		There is clearly a sense that the high point of this film comes when Quasimodo rescues the girl who taken pity on him and given the hunchback a drink of water when he was being whipped upon the wheel, and takes her to the spires of the cathedral where he yells, "Sanctuary!
		In this film it is clearly Frollo who is the true monster, but not even his brother, the Archbishop (Walter Hampden), can convince him of this in time to avoid tragedy.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302149401?v=glance (705 words)

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