The Hunchback of Paris (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-11-26
- Genres
- Adventure, History
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- André Hunebelle, Pierre Foucaud, Jean Halain, André Hunebelle
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 107 votes
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
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