The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | |
| Director(s) | William Dieterle |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Paris |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
The film was based on the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) written by Victor Hugo published in 1831.
Academy Awards 1939 --- Ceremony Number 12 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Nominated |
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The Essential Films of 1939: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
By Amanda Garrett on Jul 21, 2015 From Old Hollywood FilmsCharles Laughton plays a lonely bell ringer in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Director: William Dieterle. The Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Source Material: Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, Notre Dame de Paris. Maureen O'Hara plays the gypsy Esm... Read full article
The hunchback of notre dame
By Joey on Sep 15, 2014 From WolffianclassicmoviesdigestThe hunchback of notre dame(1939) review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest The hunchback of notre dame is hollywood at its best as RKO’s biggest budgeted and most successful film that year in both critical acclaim and box office. Under the direction of the German-born Will... Read full article
The hunchback of notre dame
By Joey on Sep 15, 2014 From WolffianclassicmoviesdigestThe hunchback of notre dame(1939) review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest The hunchback of notre dame is hollywood at its best as RKO’s biggest budgeted and most successful film that year in both critical acclaim and box office. Under the direction of the German-born Will... Read full article
Blu-ray Review: Lon Chaney in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
By KC on Apr 30, 2014 From Classic MoviesThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Directed by: Wallace Worsley Starring: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry Produced by: Irving Thalberg 110 minutes Flicker Alley (Blackhawk Films Collection) Of course, back in the 1800s Victor Hugo had no idea he was writing a novel perfectly suited to ... Read full article
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
By Beatrice on Jan 7, 2014 From Flickers in TimeThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Directed by William Dieterle Written by Sonya Levien and Bruno Frank from the novel by Victor Hugo 1939/USA RKO Radio Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Despite its many excellences, I find this film such a downer that it is hard for me to watch. In 15th Century Fra... Read full article
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Quotes from
Esmeralda: Not now oh Gringoire, Why did I ever come to paris?
Gringoire: Don't cry darling
Esmeralda: I keep thinking and thinking How I came here to soften the king heart towards my people until my silly heart betrayed me for that I deserve to die.
Gringoire: You will not! I will get you free
Esmeralda: You will look out after my people when I am gone
Clopin: Try to take a purse out of that pocket, but if one single bell jingles, you fail.
Gringoire: And then?
Clopin: And then you hang!
Gringoire: [pondering for a moment] Can you do it?
Clopin: I'm above that sort of thing. I cut throats. I don't cut purses.
Clopin: [to Gringoire immediately following flogging of Quasimodo] Never trust a man with pinched nostrils and thin lips.
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Facts about
This was RKO's last release for 1939 (and second costliest in its history, next to Gunga Din). Although it premiered about the same time as Gone with the Wind, it held its own at the box office, grossing an impressive $3.155 million.
Sound from King Kong is used in the film: when Esmeralda is being tortured, some of her screams we hear belong to Fay Wray. Also, when Quasimodo is defending the cathedral, some of the screams of the wounded attackers belong to the sailors from King Kong; and when Frollo falls to his death, his scream belongs to one of the sailors as well.
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