Louis orders Olivier to arrest Frollo and then talks to Gringoire after reading his pamphlet. The Archbishop arrives to inform Louis of Notre Dame's attack and that Esmeralda is innocent, Louis demands to know who the real murderer is, upon which Frollo confesses his crime and walks away, leaving Louis shocked. At the Palace of Justice, Louis realizes that the pamphlet is creating public opinion, which can influence kings to make decisions. When Gringoire and Clopin realize that the nobles are planning to revoke Notre Dame's right of sanctuary, they both try different methods in order to save Esmeralda from hanging: Gringoire writes a pamphlet, and Clopin leads the beggars to storm the cathedral. Just as she is about to be hanged, Quasimodo saves her by taking her to the cathedral and claiming the right of sanctuary. Frollo kills Phoebus out of jealousy and sentences Esmeralda to death for the crime, saying that she has "bewitched" him. Afterwards, Frollo catches her and Phoebus sharing a moment in the garden. Later that night, Frollo shows up to a party where Esmeralda is performing and confesses his lust for her. He asks the Parisian townspeople for water, which Esmeralda gives him. Quasimodo is sentenced to be lashed in the square and publicly humiliated afterwards. Gringoire witnesses all this, and calls out to Captain Phoebus and his guards, who capture Quasimodo just in time and save Esmeralda. As she runs away from the hunchback, Frollo commands Quasimodo to chase after her and kidnap her. Frollo then takes her up to the bell tower where they encounter Quasimodo.
She prays to the Virgin Mary to help her fellow gypsies only to be confronted by Frollo, who accuses her of being a heathen. Quasimodo, the hunchback and bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, is crowned the King of Fools until Frollo catches up to him and takes him back to the church.Įsmeralda is caught by a guard and seeks safety in Notre Dame. Esmeralda, a young gypsy girl, is seen dancing in front of an audience of people. Pierre Gringoire, a poor street poet, does a play in front of an audience until it is interrupted by Clopin, the King of the Beggars. That day is Paris' annual celebration, the Feast of Fools.
Frollo is determined to do everything in his power to protect Paris from anything he sees as evil, including the printing press and gypsies. In Paris during the late Middle Ages, Louis XI, the King of France, and his Chief Justice of Paris, Jehan Frollo, visit a printing shop. The film is also noted for being the first film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival before the festival was postponed due to World War II. Berman, the film is based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel.
Directed by William Dieterle and produced by Pandro S. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American romantic drama film starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.
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