The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Anthony Hopkins shines in the title role of Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, in this stirring adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 Gothic novel. Leslie-Anne Down co-stars as Esmerelda, the beautiful Gypsy whom Quasimodo is first tasked with kidnapping for the wicked archdeacon Claude Frollo, but who becomes the object of affection of the soft-hearted hunchback. All-star ensemble cast also includes Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Tim Pigott-Smith, Gerry Sundquist, Robert Powell, Nigel Hawthorne, and John Gielgud. AKA: "Hunchback." 102 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.