Jean Delannoy’s ‘alternate’ version of the Hunchback epic, Notre-Dame de Paris is worth looking into becauseī) it’s been completely overshadowed by the 1939 RKO classic with Charles Laughton, andĬ) it’s much better than its reputation would suggest.Īlmost every critical mention of Notre-Dame de Paris classifies it as disappointing and inferior to the older RKO version. disc releases, like the noirs Pitfall and Try and Get Me! We’re still waiting for Toho’s Gorath and a decent disc of Roberto Gavaldón’s Macario, but there’s always hope for the future. In the past we’ve generated interest for pictures that did eventually receive U.S. Our CineSavant Revival Screening Reviews attempt to catch up with shows not yet in reach. This epic 1956 movie is not yet available on Region A Blu-ray, and we haven’t seen the foreign French disc that was released last Fall. Someday I hope to say ‘we’ll always have Paris’ from personal experience. We’ve recently been told that the Notre Dame cathedral may re-open in 2024, after suffering a terrible fire in 2019. Lollobrigida passed away on January 16 of this year. It starred Anthony Quinn and Gina Lollobrigida, and we only registered a few mental images from it before it disappeared. Starring: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny, Jean Danet, Robert Hirsch, Philippe Clay, Jean Tissier, Pieral, Albert Rémy, Pierre Fresney, Jean Martin, Danielle Dumont.Īdaptation and dialogues by Jean Aurenche, Jacques Prévert from the novel by Victor Hugoįrom back in the 1960s we remember this second version of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame that played on TV quite a bit, and was syndicated in the ‘Million Dollar Movie’ repeating TV showcase. The Hunchback of Notre Dame / Not presently on Region A Home Video We need this in Region A, with English subtitles.ġ956 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 120 min.
Anthony Quinn’s Quasimodo is a legit interpretation, and the late Gina Lollobrigida is excellent as Esmerelda.
This French The Hunchback of Notre Dame may not be the cinematic masterpiece that is RKO’s 1939 version, but it has a literate script, good production values, color and CinemaScope - and doesn’t mar the Victor Hugo original with a false feel-good ending.
Another CineSavant Revival Screening Review, or in other words, it’s not yet officially available for English-language viewers.
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