The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton, Jim Cummings. A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.

A 1996 animated musical film based on Victor Hugo's novel, with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. The plot follows Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, who falls in love with Esmeralda, a Romani dancer, and faces the evil Frollo.

In 15th-century France, the evil archdeacon of Notre Dame is Claude Frollo (Sir Cedric Hardwicke). Under his command is a deformed hunchback, Quasimodo (Charles Laughton), who is instructed...

An animated Disney adventure follows disfigured Quasimodo (Tom Hulce), the bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, who bides his time locked away in a tower. With only...

A deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame must choose between his master, the evil Judge Frollo, and his friends, a gypsy girl and a soldier. Read the full plot summary of the animated adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Rating: G. Release Date: June 21, 1996. Genre: Action-Adventure, Animation, Family, Musical, Romance. Inspired by Victor Hugo's classic novel, Disney brings the heroic adventures of Quasimodo, the gentle and lonely bell ringer of Notre Dame, to spectacular life.

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves the solitary safety of his Notre Dame tower and ventures out to find his first true friend, the gypsy beauty Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a secret. When the secret is discovered, Quasi fights to save the people and the city he loves.

I was wrong to doubt, and wrong to fear: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is the best Disney animated feature since “Beauty and the Beast”–a whirling, uplifting, thrilling story with a heart-touching message that emerges from the comedy and song.