Join the party!|Jun. 21, 1996|United States|91 Min.|G
Genre: Animation;Drama;Family
Description: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 Full Movie in English 720p
**Storyline:**
In 1482 Paris, Clopin, a Gypsy puppeteer, recounts the story of the hunchback’s origin twenty years earlier. Back then, a group of Gypsies attempting to enter Paris illegally were ambushed by Judge Claude Frollo, the city’s Minister of Justice, and his soldiers. One woman tried to flee with her baby and reached the doors of Notre Dame, pleading for sanctuary. Frollo chased her, causing her to fall and fatally injure herself on the cathedral’s steps. Her baby survived, but Frollo, disgusted by the child’s deformities, tried to drown him. The archdeacon intervened, accusing Frollo of murdering an innocent woman.
To atone for his sin, Frollo reluctantly agreed to raise the child, naming him Quasimodo, meaning “half-formed,” and hid him away in the cathedral’s bell tower. Twenty years later, Quasimodo has grown into a kind yet isolated young man with a pronounced hunchback. His only companions are the stone gargoyles Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. Encouraged by them, Quasimodo attends the annual Festival of Fools despite Frollo’s warnings that he would be mocked for his appearance. Initially celebrated, Quasimodo is later humiliated by the crowd, spurred on by Frollo’s guards.
When Frollo refuses to help him, Quasimodo is rescued by Esmeralda, a compassionate Gypsy. Frollo, who seeks to eradicate Gypsies from Paris, orders her arrest, but Esmeralda escapes using a clever trick. Quasimodo retreats to the cathedral, followed by Esmeralda and Captain Phoebus of Frollo’s guard. Phoebus refuses to arrest her inside Notre Dame, claiming she has sought asylum.
Cast director: Gaëtan Brizzi
Cast actor: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Heidi Mollenhauer, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, Jane Withers, Jason Alexander, Paul Kandel
Original name: The Hunchback of Notre Dame