For more videos related to this film, check out our curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZE8N-BCuh5u3fTLK6BIZ96q The Hunchback of Notre Dame (91 min) Synopsis: Quasimodo longs to spend just one day out there with the people of Paris, but due to his misshapen appearance, he is hidden away in the bell tower of Notre Dame cathedral by his guardian, Frollo, the city’s zealous Minister of Justice. Encouraged by his only friends, stone gargoyles Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, Quasimodo sneaks into the annual Festival of Fools and is crowned King of Fools. When the crowd turns cruel, the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda comes to his aid, and Quasimodo is immediately smitten, as is Frollo’s Captain of the Guard, Phoebus. Bent on eliminating all gypsies from the city, Frollo is obsessed with capturing Esmeralda. Phoebus refuses to assist him and is condemned to die. Now Quasimodo must draw on all his courage to save everyone from Frollo and his misguided mission. Cast: Tom Hulce (Quasimodo), Demi Moore (Esmeralda), Kevin Kline (Phoebus), Tony Jay (Frollo), Paul Kandel (Clopin), Charles Kimbrough (Victor), Jason Alexander (Hugo), Mary Wickes (Laverne), Jane Withers (Laverne), David Ogden Stiers (Archdeacon). Songs: “The Bells of Notre Dame,” “Out There,” “Topsy Turvy,” “God Help the Outcasts,” “Heaven’s Light,” “Hellfire,” “A Guy Like You,” “The Court of Miracles,” “Someday,” Directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale. Released on June 21, 1996. US Home Media Releases: March 4, 1997 (VHS); September 3, 1997 (LD); December 17, 1997 (LD); March 19, 2002 (DVD/VHS); March 12, 2013 (BR); Trivia: • Frames: 131,040 • From the Victor Hugo epic novel, first published in 1831. • To capture the city of Paris, animators spent a great deal of time there and at the Disney Paris offices. A paper puzzle of the Notre Dame cathedral was built by the production team as a reference. • The film had a premiere on June 19 at the Superdome in New Orleans, utilizing six enormous screens, and preceded by a parade through the French Quarter. • The song “Someday” was sung over the credits by the group All-4-One, but the European version replaced them with the British band Eternal. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.