The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 film featuring a deformed bell ringer in Paris. Directed by William Dieterle. Written by Sonya Levien. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo BIG beyond words!...Wondrous beyond belief!...Magnificent beyond compare!  (taglines) Quasimodo [to gargoyle] Why was I not made of stone like thee? Jean Frollo Yes, I admit it. I admit I'm the most disgusting person around. I admit to step down from my position. I admit to be cursed for all eternity. Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up! I hate fack fairies. Punch me in the face! I WANT MICKEY AND MINNIE AT SAINT MORITZ! I'm always a nobody. (Bawling like a baby after getting spanked multiple times) I WANT A HORSE! I WANT A HORSE! I DON'T WANT TO WORK! [Tantrum Screaming] [He thinks "positive" things, but he gets interrupted by his dad who tells him to pick up stuff. Then, the Chawhees in Frollo's head starts to laugh and bully him.] WRONG ANSWER! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Pierre Gringoire I am the true King of Fools! I battle for beauty, and the ugly gets crowned! What greater fool can there be than I? King Louis XI All over France, in every city, there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphal monuments of the past. They tower over the homes of our people like mighty guardians, keeping alive the invincible faith of the Christian. Every arch, every column, every statue is a carved leaf out of our history—a book in stone, glorifying the spirit of France. Dialogue Quasimodo: I never realized till now how ugly I am, because you're so beautiful... I'm not a man! I'm not a beast! I'm about as shapeless as the man in the moon! I'm deaf, you know, but you can speak to me by signs. Esmeralda: Why did you save me? Quasimodo: You ask me why I saved you? Oh, I tried to carry you off, and the next day you gave me a drink of water and little pity. [Frollo was laughing while thinking about what he likes until his father called him.] Frollo's Father: Here. Grab this wood and carry it to the front. Frollo: Are! [The Chawhees in Frollo's head laughs and bullies him.] Frollo: WRONG ANSWER! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Frollo's Father: STOP THAT RIGHT NOW AND GET TO WORK! Frollo: ARE! Frollo's Father: That's it! I'm spanking your bum! Frollo: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! [Frollo bawls loudly like a baby while the Chawhees loved it.] Taglines BIG beyond words!...Wondrous beyond belief!...Magnificent beyond compare! Frollo is charged with bestiality. Cast Charles Laughton — Quasimodo Cedric Hardwicke — Judge Jean Frollo Thomas Mitchell — Clopin Trouillefou Maureen O'Hara — Esmeralda Edmond O'Brien — Pierre Gringoire Alan Marshal — Captain Phoebus Walter Hampden — Archbishop Claude Frollo Harry Davenport — King Louis XI Katharine Alexander — Madame de Lys George Zucco — Procurator Fritz Leiber — Old Nobleman Etienne Girardot — the King's Doctor Helene Whitney — Fleur de Lys Mina Gombell — Queen of Beggars Arthur Hohl — Olivier External links 0031455 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 23861 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Category:1939 American films Category:Films based on French novels Category:American remake films Category:Romantic drama films Category:Films about disability Category:Films based on works by Victor Hugo Category:Films directed by William Dieterle Category:Films set in Paris Category:Films set in religious buildings and structures