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Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Alexander | ... |
Hugo
(voice)
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Mary Kay Bergman | ... |
Quasimodo's Mother
(voice)
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| Corey Burton | ... |
Brutish Guard
(voice)
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Guards /
Gypsies
(voice)
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| Bill Fagerbakke | ... |
Oafish Guard
(voice)
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| Tom Hulce | ... |
Quasimodo
(voice)
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| Tony Jay | ... |
Frollo
(voice)
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Paul Kandel | ... |
Clopin
(voice)
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| Charles Kimbrough | ... |
Victor
(voice)
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| Kevin Kline | ... |
Phoebus
(voice)
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Heidi Mollenhauer | ... |
Esmeralda
(singing voice)
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| Demi Moore | ... |
Esmeralda
(voice)
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Patrick Pinney | ... |
Guards /
Gypsies
(voice)
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Gary Trousdale | ... |
The Old Heretic
(voice)
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| David Ogden Stiers | ... |
Archdeacon
(voice)
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Storyline
In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame. Written by Kathy Li
Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
21 June 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El jorobado de Notre Dame See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ITL 878,556,000 (Italy) (29 November 1996)Gross:
ITL 27,074,967,000 (Italy) (3 January 1997)Company Credits
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1Did You Know?
Trivia
Directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale cast actor 'Tony Jay' as Frollo because they loved his voice when they worked with him on Beauty and the Beast, in which he played a character named Monsieur D'Arque. See more »Goofs
Just as Frollo starts scolding Quasimodo for helping Esmeralda escape Notre Dame, he knocks Quasi to the floor. In the next shot, Quasi is seen mouthing something like, "But I...", but no sound is heard. See more »Quotes
Hugo: [singing] Paris, the city of lovers, is glowing this evening / True, that's because it's on fire, but still there's l'amour / Somewhere out there in the night / Her heart is also alight / And I know the guy she just might be burning for.See more »
Crazy Credits
After the final credits, the gargoyle Hugo says, "Good night, everybody!" See more »Soundtracks
SomedayMusic by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Performed by All-4-One
See more »
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a surprise of a pleasant Disney film, in my opinion this is the last real great (hand drawn)animated Disney movie. I was eleven when this film was release and I saw it in the theater, I was just absolutely in love with this film. Still to this day I like watching it. It has such a beautiful story, a bit different from the original Hunchback of Notre Dame book, but they had to make it family friendly. Not to mention that the soundtrack to The Hunchback of Notre Dame is just so beautiful and awesome, the best since The Lion King. This is just such a charming and magical film, I can't see someone not falling in love with it.
Quasimodo is a disfigured man who was raised by the evil and cruel Frodo who only keeps him to save himself from eternal damnation. One day Quasimodo goes down to the big fair and bumps into a beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda, who doesn't judge him by his looks but by his charming and kind personality. But when she saves him from the crowd's cruelty, she is a fugitive on the run now, but Quasimodo helps her and falls in love with her. But a new soldier, Phoebus, has also fallen for her and she has for him too, but they all must stick together in order to survive the cruel flames of Notre Dame.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is just such a great film to watch, it's a great family movie for the afternoon. It's such a touching story, it could even bring a few tears to your eyes, and some fun comedy to uplif the story. I loved the old man who is constantly in a trap of some sort and his line every time he gets free "I'm free! I'm free!", then he gets back in the same situation "Dangit!", that was funny. The cast was perfect and seemed to have a lot of fun with their characters. I highly recommend this film, it's a great Disney treasure.
9/10