On this episode of the definitive “Hunchback of Notre Dame” podcast, we discuss Jean Delannoy’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1956)!

This Technicolor film, which Guillermo del Toro regarded as “one of the most misguided adaptations of the Victor Hugo classic,” was famously shot in both French and English simultaneously. Director Jean Delannoy and producers Robert and Raymond Hakim sought to create the most “human” Quasimodo, adapt Victor Hugo’s novel more faithfully than any studio had, and outdo Hollywood.

Did the filmmakers achieve their goals? Was smuggling the leading actor into France worth the effort? Why did this movie’s publicity materials include the leading actress’s bra size? Is this movie’s Claude Frollo too handsome?

Join us as we grapple with these questions and more!

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