The Hunchback
Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.
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"Nicely done rendition of the classic melodrama, with Mandy Pantinkin taking a turn as Quasimodo, the bellringer of Notre Dame. Salma Hayek is marvelous as Esmeralda, with Richard Harris quite good as the wicked Monsignor Frollo, supported by a nice score by Edward Shearmur. The film stays faithful to the Victor Hugo storyline, while adding a new subtext about the new printing press' threat to the power of the Church, which adds to the story's existing political class substory and fuels the behind-the-scenes politics between Frollo and the King, within which the story of Esmeralda, Qu..."
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Mandy Patinkin auditioned for the role of Quasimodo in the Disney version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Patinkin brought his own accompanist to the audition and sang a rearranged version of a Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz song--with Menken and Schwartz in the room! Needless to say, the audition was a disaster. He was cast as Quasimodo in this film and Tom Hulce was cast to voice Quasimodo in the Disney version.
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Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.