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*The Hunchback*
The Hunchback
Written by	John Fasano
Directed by	Peter Medak
Starring	Mandy Patinkin; Richard Harris; Salma Hayek; Edward Atterton; Benedick Blythe;
Music by	Edward Shearmur
Country of origin	United States; Hungary; Canada; Czech Republic
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Stephane Reichel
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Editor	Jay Cassidy
Running time	99 minutes
Production companies	Adelson-Baumgarten Productions; Alliance Communications Corporation; Stillking Films; Transatlantic Media Associates; TriStar Television; Turner Entertainment
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	March 16, 1997

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The Hunchback (a.k.a. The Hunchback of Notre Dame) 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.

Plot

In 1480 Paris, Dom Claude Frollo finds an abandoned, deformed baby boy on the steps of Notre Dame and takes pity on him, believing him to be sent by God. He names the baby "Quasimodo", and raises him as his son.

Twenty-five years later in 1505, on the day of the Feast of Fools, Quasimodo is named the King of Fools by Clopin, the King of the Roma. A young Romani woman named Esmeralda honors Quasimodo with a dance. Both Frollo and Gringoire, a wandering poet, see her dancing, and both are entranced by her. Frollo stops the dance and scolds Quasimodo for leaving Notre Dame, telling him that if he ever goes outside the cathedral again, Frollo will not help him.

Frollo, after whipping himself for his lustful thoughts towards Esmeralda, pays two guards to kidnap her. They attempt to take her by force, but their plan is thwarted by Gringoire and Quasimodo, who protect her as Quasimodo is apprehended. Gringoire ultimately is nearly hanged by the Roma for trespassing on the Court of Miracles, but Esmeralda says she will marry him in return for rescuing her.

Angered by Quasimodo's disobedience, Frollo allows Quasimodo to be whipped in public for attacking Esmeralda, even though he is innocent. Esmeralda begs King Louis XI to stop the torture, but the King regards her as not a "real woman" and refuses to listen to her. Quasimodo is left for public humiliation for one hour, during which the crowd throws fruit at him. Quasimodo begs the crowd for water. Instead of helping him, they mock him further by shouting "Water" back at him. Frollo ignores Quasimodo's pleas for help. Esmeralda later gives Quasimodo some water. As a result, he becomes deeply infatuated with her. When he comes back to Notre Dame, he falls to the floor and cries while Frollo consoles him.

Esmeralda and Gringoire's sham marriage eventually grows into real love. A jealous Frollo disguises himself and reveals to Esmeralda the depths of his feelings to her. Esmeralda reads his palm and sees death. Terrified, she runs away, dropping her knife. Frollo takes the knife and stabs Minister Gauchére with it, believing the man to be a sinner for reading books other than the Bible.

Esmeralda is tried for the murder and found guilty after the metal boot torture. Frollo tells her that he will spare her if she gives herself to him, but she refuses. Quasimodo saves her from being hanged and publicly declares sanctuary. Captain Phoebus and his guards storm the cathedral, but Quasimodo defends it by throwing things at them.

Esmeralda stays in Notre Dame and she and Quasimodo become close friends. He introduces her to the bells of Notre Dame and tells her of his plans to write a 600-page book. Esmeralda confesses that she misses her goat Djali, so Quasimodo goes to the Court of Miracles to retrieve the goat. He gives his book to Gringoire to distribute to the citizens of Paris.

When he returns, Esmeralda is gone. He confronts Frollo who admits that he turned Esmeralda over to the authorities. Frollo, refusing to help clear Esmeralda's name at Quasimodo's insistence, severely whips him. Frollo reveals the truth of Quasimodo's origins and curses him as a freak. He attempts to whip him again, but the hunchback finally stands up for himself.

Esmeralda is about to be hanged once more, but the Gypsies rebel against the higher classes and demand that she be set free. Hanging Frollo over the edge of a balcony on Notre Dame, Quasimodo forces him to confess his crime to the crowd below. Believing he will gain absolution for his sins, Frollo shouts "It was I" leaving King Louis XI surprised. Esmeralda is freed and goes to Notre Dame to thank Quasimodo. However, Frollo, overcome with temptation again, attempts to stab her. Quasimodo intervenes and is stabbed instead. The pair fight, leading to Frollo falling to his death, while Quasimodo narrowly survives by hanging onto the parapet.

Quasimodo tells Esmeralda that the pain is too much. While she attempts to tend his stab wound, he reveals that the biggest wound lies in his heart. Gringoire and Esmeralda ring the bells of Notre Dame in tribute to Quasimodo as he peacefully dies.

Cast

Mandy Patinkin as Quasimodo
Richard Harris as Dom Claude Frollo
Salma Hayek as Esmeralda
Edward Atterton as Gringoire
Benedick Blythe as Phoebus
Nigel Terry as King Louis XI
Jim Dale as Clopin
Trevor Baxter as Chief Lawyer
Vernon Dobtcheff as Father Michel
Nickolas Grace as Minister Gauchére
Matthew Sim as Crippled Man
Cassie Stuart as Colette
Gabriella Fon as Queen Anne

Production

The filming locations were Budapest, Prague, and Rouen from July through September 1996. This television film was released a year after Disney's animated musical version. Mandy Patinkin had been cast as Quasimodo in Disney's version, but left the role when he clashed with producers over the portrayal.^[1]

"I wanted to play Quasimodo for real," says Patinkin, who won a Tony for "Evita" and an Emmy for CBS' "Chicago Hope." But the producers wanted something different. "They had their own Disney needs," he explains. "I just right there at the audition said, 'I can't do this.' "^[1]

Reception

References

^ ^a ^b King, Susan (16 March 1997). "The Hunchback From Hope". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

External links

[auto-1] King, Susan (16 March 1997). "The Hunchback From Hope". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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-'''''The Hunchback''''' (aka '''''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''''') is a 1997 [[TNT]] made-for-television]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama (film and television)|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 [[Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esmeralda]] and [[Mandy Patinkin]] as [[Quasimodo]], the titular hunchback of [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]].
+'''''The Hunchback''''' (a.k.a. '''''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''''') is a 1997  [[made-for-television]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[drama (film and television)|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 [[Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)|Esmeralda]] and [[Mandy Patinkin]] as [[Quasimodo]], the titular hunchback of [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre Dame]]. The film premiered on March 16, 1997, on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]].
 ==Plot==
-===Prologue===
-"[[Paris, France|Paris]] - 1480. A time when people believed the world was flat and that God's truth, which WAS hand-written by HIS saints and prophets, was kept locked away in Catholic libraries. It was a world where some modern ideas, like the printing press, were banned by men of the Catholic faith.  Many of these men claimed to be followers of Jesus Christ, but only God knows the truth of these matters.  The mere possession of a printed page was a crime punishable by death."
-===Summary===
 In 1480 Paris, [[Dom (title)|Dom]] Claude Frollo finds an abandoned, deformed baby boy on the steps of Notre Dame and takes pity on him, believing him to be sent by God. He names the baby "Quasimodo", and raises him as his son.
-Twenty-five years later, on the day of the Feast of Fools, Quasimodo is named the King of Fools by Clopin, the King of the [[Romani people|Gypsies]]. A young Gypsy woman named Esmeralda honors Quasimodo with a dance. Both Frollo and Gringoire, a wandering poet, see her dancing, and both are entranced by her. Frollo stops the dance and scolds Quasimodo for leaving Notre Dame, telling him that if he ever goes outside the cathedral again, Frollo will not help him.
+Twenty-five years later in 1505, on the day of the Feast of Fools, Quasimodo is named the King of Fools by Clopin, the King of the [[Romani people|Roma]]. A young Romani woman named Esmeralda honors Quasimodo with a dance. Both Frollo and Gringoire, a wandering poet, see her dancing, and both are entranced by her. Frollo stops the dance and scolds Quasimodo for leaving Notre Dame, telling him that if he ever goes outside the cathedral again, Frollo will not help him.
-Frollo, after [[self-flagellation|whipping]] himself for his lustful thoughts towards Esmeralda, pays two guards to kidnap her. They attempt to take her by force, but their plan is thwarted by Gringoire and Quasimodo, who protect her as Quasimodo is apprehended. Gringoire ultimately is nearly hanged by the Gypsies for trespassing on the Court of Miracles, but Esmeralda says she will marry him in return for rescuing her.
+Frollo, after [[self-flagellation|whipping]] himself for his lustful thoughts towards Esmeralda, pays two guards to kidnap her. They attempt to take her by force, but their plan is thwarted by Gringoire and Quasimodo, who protect her as Quasimodo is apprehended. Gringoire ultimately is nearly hanged by the Roma for trespassing on the Court of Miracles, but Esmeralda says she will marry him in return for rescuing her.
 Angered by Quasimodo's disobedience, Frollo allows Quasimodo to be whipped in public for attacking Esmeralda, even though he is innocent. Esmeralda begs [[Louis XI of France|King Louis XI]] to stop the torture, but the King regards her as not a "real woman" and refuses to listen to her. Quasimodo is left for public humiliation for one hour, during which the crowd throws fruit at him. Quasimodo begs the crowd for water. Instead of helping him, they mock him further by shouting "Water" back at him. Frollo ignores Quasimodo's pleas for help. Esmeralda later gives Quasimodo some water. As a result, he becomes deeply infatuated with her. When he comes back to Notre Dame, he falls to the floor and cries while Frollo consoles him.
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 Esmeralda stays in Notre Dame and she and Quasimodo become close friends. He introduces her to the bells of Notre Dame and tells her of his plans to write a 600-page book. Esmeralda confesses that she misses her goat Djali, so Quasimodo goes to the Court of Miracles to retrieve the goat. He gives his book to Gringoire to distribute to the citizens of Paris.
-When he returns, Esmeralda is gone. He confronts Frollo who admits that he turned Esmeralda over to the authorities. Frollo, refusing to help clear Esmeralda’s name at Quasimodo’s insistence, severely whips him. Frollo reveals the truth of Quasimodo’s origins and curses him as a freak. He attempts to whip him again, but the hunchback finally stands up for himself.
+When he returns, Esmeralda is gone. He confronts Frollo who admits that he turned Esmeralda over to the authorities. Frollo, refusing to help clear Esmeralda's name at Quasimodo's insistence, severely whips him. Frollo reveals the truth of Quasimodo's origins and curses him as a freak. He attempts to whip him again, but the hunchback finally stands up for himself.
-Esmeralda is about to be hanged once more, but the Gypsies rebel against the higher classes and demand that she be set free. Hanging Frollo over the edge of a balcony on Notre Dame, Quasimodo forces him to confess his crime to the crowd below. Believing he will gained absolution for his sins, Frollo shouts "It was I" leaving King Louis XI surprised. Esmeralda is freed and goes to Notre Dame to thank Quasimodo. However, Frollo, tempted again, attempts to stab her. Quasimodo intervenes and is stabbed instead. The pair fight, leading to Frollo falling to his death, while Quasimodo narrowly survives by hanging onto the parapet.
+Esmeralda is about to be hanged once more, but the Gypsies rebel against the higher classes and demand that she be set free. Hanging Frollo over the edge of a balcony on Notre Dame, Quasimodo forces him to confess his crime to the crowd below. Believing he will gain absolution for his sins, Frollo shouts "It was I" leaving King Louis XI surprised. Esmeralda is freed and goes to Notre Dame to thank Quasimodo. However, Frollo, overcome with temptation again, attempts to stab her. Quasimodo intervenes and is stabbed instead. The pair fight, leading to Frollo falling to his death, while Quasimodo narrowly survives by hanging onto the parapet.
 Quasimodo tells Esmeralda that the pain is too much. While she attempts to tend his stab wound, he reveals that the biggest wound lies in his heart. Gringoire and Esmeralda ring the bells of Notre Dame in tribute to Quasimodo as he peacefully dies.
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 ==Production==
-The filming locations were [[Budapest]], [[Prague]], and [[Rouen]]. This film was released a year after [[Disney]]'s [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|animated version]]. Mandy Patinkin had been cast as Quasimodo in Disney's version, but left the role when he clashed with producers over the portrayal.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|first=Susan|last=King|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-16/news/tv-38764_1_chicago-hope|title=The Hunchback From Hope|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tronc]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 16, 1997|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}</ref>
+The filming locations were [[Budapest]], [[Prague]], and [[Rouen]] from July through September 1996. This television film was released a year after [[Disney]]'s [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|animated musical version]]. Mandy Patinkin had been cast as Quasimodo in Disney's version, but left the role when he clashed with producers over the portrayal.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|first=Susan|last=King|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-16-tv-38764-story.html|title=The Hunchback From Hope|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 16, 1997|access-date=October 24, 2018}}</ref>
 <blockquote>
 "I wanted to play Quasimodo for real," says Patinkin, who won a [[Tony Award|Tony]] for "''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''" and an [[Emmy]] for CBS' "''[[Chicago Hope]]''." But the producers wanted something different. "They had their own Disney needs," he explains. "I just right there at the audition said, 'I can't do this.' "<ref name="auto"/>
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 ==External links==
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-* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119329/ ''The Hunchback''] at [[the Internet Movie Database]]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119329/ ''The Hunchback''] at [[IMDB]]
 * [http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/the+hunchback+1000446233.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn ''The Hunchback''] at [[Warner Archive]]
 * [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/arts/the-hunchback-without-singing-gargoyles.html ''The New York Times'' review]
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-[[Category:New Zealand films]]
 [[Category:New Zealand drama films]]
 [[Category:Films shot in Hungary]]
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 [[Category:Films directed by Peter Medak]]
-[[Category:Plan B Entertainment films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Edward Shearmur]]
+[[Category:Films set in Paris]]
+[[Category:Films set in religious buildings and structures]]
 [[Category:Films with screenplays by John Fasano]]
+[[Category:Films about Romani people]]
+[[Category:Television shows based on works by Victor Hugo]]

v t e The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Characters	Quasimodo Esmeralda Claude Frollo Disney adaptation Captain Phoebus Clopin Trouillefou Pierre Gringoire
Films	Esmeralda (1905) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1911) The Darling of Paris (1917) Esmeralda (1922) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1986) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) The Hunchback (1997) Quasimodo d'El Paris (1999) The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
TV series	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966) The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996)
Operas	La Esmeralda (1836) Esmeralda (1856) Esmeralda (1883) Notre Dame (1914) Notre-Dame de Paris (1997)
Ballets	La Esmeralda (1844) Notre-Dame de Paris (1967)
Musicals	Notre-Dame de Paris (1998) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) Klokkeren fra Notre Dame (2002)
Music	1996 film soundtrack "The Bells of Notre Dame" "Out There" "Topsy Turvy" "God Help the Outcasts" "Hellfire" "A Guy Like You" "Someday" 1998 musical "Belle" "Vivre" 1999 musical "Made of Stone"
Video games	Hunchback (1983) Super Hunchback (1992) The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games (1996) Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) Disney Magic Kingdoms (2022)
Related	Disney franchise