The Hunchback of Paris
movie
Released November 26, 1959
Overview
Duke Philippe de Nevers is an influential and popular man who is married to a beautiful wife called Aurore. His rival Philippe de Gonzague hates him enough to organise an attempt on him. The Duke is accompagnied by Henri de Lagardère when de Gonzague's henchmen altogether attack him. Lagardère cannot save his friend because the both of them are hopelessly outnumbered. He has to escape in order to save the Duke's daughter and swears revenge. Together with his old buddy Passepoil he raises the little girl in Spain. At the same time he returns frequently to France where he detects confronts his friend's murderers and puts them to the sword one by one until only their former leader is left. Finally he discovers that Philippe de Gonzague is the man for whom he is looking.
Cast
Jean Marais
as
Henri de Lagardère
Bourvil
as
Passepoil
Sabine Sesselmann
as
Aurore de Nevers / Isabelle de Caylus
François Chaumette
as
Philippe de Gonzague
Jean Le Poulain
as
Peyrolles
Hubert Noël
as
Philippe de Nevers
Paulette Dubost
as
Dame Marthe
Edmond Beauchamp
as
Don Miguel
Alexandre Rignault
as
Innkeeper
Paul Cambo
as
Philippe d'Orléans
Georges Douking
as
Marquis de Caylus
Annie Anderson
as
Guest at the ball
Crew
André Hunebelle
as
Director
Jean Halain
as
Screenplay
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Pierre Foucaud
as
Screenplay
André Hunebelle
as
Screenplay
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Paul Féval
as
Novel
Jean Halain
as
Dialogue
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Marcel Grignon
as
Director of Photography
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Raymond Lemoigne
as
Assistant Camera
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Maurice Delille
as
Assistant Camera
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André Marquette
as
Assistant Camera
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Jacques Lebreton
as
Sound
René-Christian Forget
as
Sound