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Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1923



Victor Hugo's novel lends itself beautifully to the medium of a black and white silent film. Sound and color would be unwelcome concessions to reality; in silent black and white, The Hunchback of Notre Dame achieves a dreamlike quality with considerable psychological impact. See this, and you won't soon forget the images of Lon Chaney's Quasimodo leaping about the gargoyles and statues of Notre Dame. Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces, shows us an unforgettable one here: through thick make-up rendering him unrecognizable, he strikes complex, sometimes conflicting notes perfectly, creating a grotesque yet movingly human tragic hero.


producerLaemmle, CarlscreenwriterLowe, Edward
musicscoreBevier, Guy duration100
colorNo soundNo
genrehorror drama countryUSA

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Director: Worsley, Wallace

Male Star: Lon, Chaney

Female Star: Miller, Patsy Ruth

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