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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Lon Chaney Quasimodo
Patsy Ruth Miller Esmeralda
Ernest Torrence Clopin
Tully Marshall King Louis XI
Norman Kerry Phoebus de Chateaupers
Kate Lester Madame de Condelaurier
Raymond Hatton Gringoire
Movie Details
Genre Classic; Drama; Horror; Silent
Director Wallace Worsley
Producer Carl Laemmle; Irving Thalberg
Writer Victor Hugo; Edward T. Lowe Jr.; Perley Poore Sheehan
Photography Robert Newhard
Studio Alpha Video
Type Theater
Language English
MPAA Rating br
Running Time 110 mins
Country U.S.
Color Black And White
IMDb Rating 7.4
Plot
The original silent film classic

Lon Chaney, cinema's "Man of a Thousand Faces", stars in this silent classic-the first version of Victor Hugo's novel about the tortured hunchback. Half-blind and monstrously deformed, Quasimodo dwells within the sanctuary of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Ridiculed and exploited by a cruel world, he passionately rings the cathedral's great bells to express his feelings. Quasimodo secretly loves a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda, for whom he sacrifices his life when he rescues her from her evil guardian. Chaney's great performance and his incredible use of make-up brilliantly evoke both terror and pity for the hunchback as this classic tale is played out in medieval Paris.

**Please be advised that while a great effort is made in restoring these films in their entirety, portions which have been destroyed beyond repair may have been edited out.**
Personal Details
Owner Bruce
Current Value $6.99
Leonard Maltin xxx
USCCB Rating NYR
Links DVD Empire
IMDB
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Extra Features
Features Not Specified