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The Hunchback (1997)

The Hunchback poster
Directed by
Peter Medak
Genre
drama film, melodrama, horror film, romance film, historical film
Country
Czech Republic, United States, Hungary, Canada
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in medieval Paris, this film follows Quasimodo, a deformed bell ringer isolated in Notre Dame Cathedral. He falls for the compassionate Romani woman Esmeralda, which puts them in conflict with the ruthless archdeacon Frollo.

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What happens

The Hunchback is a 1997 made-for-television romantic drama film based on Victor Hugo's iconic 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, directed by Peter Medak and produced by Stephane Reichel. It stars Richard Harris as Claude Frollo, Salma Hayek as Esmeralda and Mandy Patinkin as Quasimodo, the titular hunchback of Notre Dame. The film premiered on March 16, 1997, on TNT. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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