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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Drama · Animation · Family · 1996

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.

Movie details

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

“He dared to dream, he dared to love. This is the tale of a man… and a monster.”

1996 Drama · Animation · Family 1h 31m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gary Trousdale · Kirk Wise

Written by

Jonathan Roberts · Noni White · Irene Mecchi · Tab Murphy

Tom Hulce

Tom Hulce

Quasimodo (voice)

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Esmeralda (voice)

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Phoebus (voice)

Tony Jay

Tony Jay

Frollo (voice)

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Gargoyle Victor (voice)

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Gargoyle Laverne (voice)

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Gargoyle Hugo (voice)

Court is in session

Put The Hunchback of Notre Dame on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.