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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame · United States · 1923 · Wallace Worsley

No dialogueRating T13Public domain

About the film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American drama film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. The supporting cast includes Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier and Brandon Hurst. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was the studio's "Super Jewel" of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing $3.5 million. The film premiered on September 2, 1923, at the Astor Theatre in New York, New York then went into release on September 6.

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Why it still matters

  • Best for fans of classic period dramas; Lon Chaney plays Quasimodo, directed by Wallace Worsley.
  • An adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel.
  • About 1 hour 41 minutes, 240p so the picture is soft.