Nella Parigi del XV secolo, il gobbo Quasimodo vive un’esistenza ai margini della società a causa del suo aspetto deforme. L’uomo suona le campane all’interno della cattedrale di Notre-Dame e obbedisce agli ordini che gli vengono impartiti dal perfido Jehan. Questi è innamorato della giovane zingara Esmeralda e chiede al gobbo di rapirla. Il tentativo di rapimento non va a buon fine a causa dell’intervento del capitano delle guardie reali, Phoebus, che cattura Quasimodo e lo condanna a essere frustato pubblicamente. Durante la punizione, Esmeralda mossa da sentimenti di pietà si avvicina a Quasimodo porgendogli dell’acqua da bere. Il gobbo, colpito dal gesto nobile della ragazza, si innamora perdutamente di Esmeralda e non esiterà in seguito a mettere a repentaglio la propria incolumità pur di salvare Esmeralda dall’impiccagione, dopo che la giovane era stata accusata di stregoneria e di omicidio. Leggi di piùLeggi di meno
ATTORI:
Lon Chaney (Quasimodo)
Patsy Ruth Miller (Esmeralda)
Norman Kerry (Phoebus de Chateaupers)
Kate Lester (Madame de Condelaurier)
Winifred Bryson (Fleur de Lys)
Nigel De Brulier (Don Claudio)
Brandon Hurst (Jehan)
Ernest Torrence (Clopin)
Tully Marshall (El Rey Luis XI)
Harry von Meter (Mons. Neufchatel)
Raymond Hatton (Gringoire)
Nick De Ruiz (Mons. Le Torteru)
Eulalie Jensen (Marie)
Roy Laidlaw (Charmolu)
Ray Myers (Charmolu's Assistant)
William Parke (Josephus)
Gladys Brockwell (Sister Gudule)
John Cossar (Judge of the Court)
Edwin Wallock (King's Chamberlain)
Fred Behrle (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Joe Bonomo ((uncredited))
Earl Gordon Bostwick (Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited))
Helen Broneau ((uncredited))
C.E. Collins (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Jim Collins (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Harry De Vere ((uncredited))
Louise Emmons (Old Woman on Staircase (uncredited))
Charles Farrell ((uncredited))
Al Ferguson ((uncredited))
Max Garnetz ((uncredited))
John George ((uncredited))
Eva Gordon (Casare Gravina (uncredited))
John Gough (Prisoner in Torture Chamber (uncredited))
Cesare Gravina ((uncredited))
Marion Gray (Woman at Ball (uncredited))
Charles Haefeli (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Fred Herzog (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Karl Holl (Man in Crowd (uncredited))
Alfred Hollingsworth (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Harry Holman (Fat Man (uncredited))
Al Hoxie (Soldier (uncredited))
Jay Hunt ((uncredited)
Arthur Hurni ((uncredited))
Paul Hurst (Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited))
John Impolito (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Gladys Johnston (Bit Role (uncredited))
Bob Kortman (Hook-Hand (uncredited))
Louise La Planche (Baby Esmeralda (uncredited))
Ethan Laidlaw ((uncredited))
Eva Lewis ((uncredited))
Elmo Lincoln ((uncredited))
William Lloyd (Priest Escorting Rey Luis XI (uncredited))
Eric Mack ((uncredited))
Andy MacLennan (Bit Role (uncredited))
Albert MacQuarrie ((uncredited))
George MacQuarrie ((uncredited))
Harry Mann (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Alex Manuel ((uncredited))
Louis Miller (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Dorothy Mueller (Townswoman (uncredited))
William O'Rourke (Bit Part (uncredited))
Russ Powell (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Albert Prisco (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Mabel Richardson ((uncredited))
Walter Rodgers (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Gilbert Roland (Extra (uncredited))
Eugene H. Roth (Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited))
Lou Salter (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Nick Shaid (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Jane Sherman ((uncredited))
Lydia Yeamans Titus ((uncredited))
Rene Traveletti ((uncredited))
Pearl Tupper ((uncredited))
Robert Wahlberg ((uncredited))
Malcolm Waite ((uncredited))
Fred Walker (Bit Role (uncredited))
Fanny Warren (Beggar Woman (uncredited))
Clarence Wilson (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Scritto da: Victor Hugo (novel), Perley Poore Sheehan (adaptation), Edward T. Lowe Jr. (scenario)
ATTORI:
Lon Chaney (Quasimodo)
Patsy Ruth Miller (Esmeralda)
Norman Kerry (Phoebus de Chateaupers)
Kate Lester (Madame de Condelaurier)
Winifred Bryson (Fleur de Lys)
Nigel De Brulier (Don Claudio)
Brandon Hurst (Jehan)
Ernest Torrence (Clopin)
Tully Marshall (El Rey Luis XI)
Harry von Meter (Mons. Neufchatel)
Raymond Hatton (Gringoire)
Nick De Ruiz (Mons. Le Torteru)
Eulalie Jensen (Marie)
Roy Laidlaw (Charmolu)
Ray Myers (Charmolu's Assistant)
William Parke (Josephus)
Gladys Brockwell (Sister Gudule)
John Cossar (Judge of the Court)
Edwin Wallock (King's Chamberlain)
Fred Behrle (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Joe Bonomo ((uncredited))
Earl Gordon Bostwick (Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited))
Helen Broneau ((uncredited))
C.E. Collins (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Jim Collins (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Harry De Vere ((uncredited))
Louise Emmons (Old Woman on Staircase (uncredited))
Charles Farrell ((uncredited))
Al Ferguson ((uncredited))
Max Garnetz ((uncredited))
John George ((uncredited))
Eva Gordon (Casare Gravina (uncredited))
John Gough (Prisoner in Torture Chamber (uncredited))
Cesare Gravina ((uncredited))
Marion Gray (Woman at Ball (uncredited))
Charles Haefeli (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Fred Herzog (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Karl Holl (Man in Crowd (uncredited))
Alfred Hollingsworth (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Harry Holman (Fat Man (uncredited))
Al Hoxie (Soldier (uncredited))
Jay Hunt ((uncredited)
Arthur Hurni ((uncredited))
Paul Hurst (Emeralda's Torturer (uncredited))
John Impolito (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Gladys Johnston (Bit Role (uncredited))
Bob Kortman (Hook-Hand (uncredited))
Louise La Planche (Baby Esmeralda (uncredited))
Ethan Laidlaw ((uncredited))
Eva Lewis ((uncredited))
Elmo Lincoln ((uncredited))
William Lloyd (Priest Escorting Rey Luis XI (uncredited))
Eric Mack ((uncredited))
Andy MacLennan (Bit Role (uncredited))
Albert MacQuarrie ((uncredited))
George MacQuarrie ((uncredited))
Harry Mann (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Alex Manuel ((uncredited))
Louis Miller (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Dorothy Mueller (Townswoman (uncredited))
William O'Rourke (Bit Part (uncredited))
Russ Powell (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Albert Prisco (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Mabel Richardson ((uncredited))
Walter Rodgers (Undetermined Role (uncredited))
Gilbert Roland (Extra (uncredited))
Eugene H. Roth (Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited))
Nella Parigi del XV secolo, il gobbo Quasimodo vive un’esistenza ai margini della società a causa del suo aspetto deforme. L’uomo suona le campane all’interno della cattedrale di Notre-Dame e obbedisce agli ordini che gli vengono impartiti dal perfido Jehan. Questi è innamorato della giovane zingara Esmeralda e chiede al gobbo di rapirla. Il tentativo di rapimento non va a buon fine a causa dell’intervento del capitano delle guardie reali, Phoebus, che cattura Quasimodo e lo condanna a essere frustato pubblicamente. Durante la punizione, Esmeralda mossa da sentimenti di pietà si avvicina a Quasimodo porgendogli dell’acqua da bere. Il gobbo, colpito dal gesto nobile della ragazza, si innamora perdutamente di Esmeralda e non esiterà in seguito a mettere a repentaglio la propria incolumità pur di salvare Esmeralda dall’impiccagione, dopo che la giovane era stata accusata di stregoneria e di omicidio.