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.
Director:
André Hunebelle
Writers:
Jean Halain, Pierre Foucaud, André Hunebelle.
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Jean Marais as Henri de Lagardère |
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Bourvil as Passepoil |
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Sabine Sesselmann as Aurore de Nevers / Isabelle de Caylus |
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François Chaumette as Philippe de Gonzague |
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Jean Le Poulain as Peyrolles |
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Hubert Noël as Philippe de Nevers |
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Paulette Dubost as Dame Marthe |
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Edmond Beauchamp as Don Miguel |
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Alexandre Rignault as Innkeeper |
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Paul Cambo as Philippe d'Orléans |
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Georges Douking as Marquis de Caylus |
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Annie Anderson as Guest at the ball |
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Raoul Billerey as Captain of men-at-arms |
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Barbara Cruz as |
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Claude Carliez as Swordsman |
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Rosita Fernandez as Flor |
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Guy Delorme as Swordsman |
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Juliette Vilno as |
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Madame Pâquerette as La Vieille gitane |
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Jean Rougerie as Swordsman |
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Edmond Tamiz as Young gypsy |
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Jacques Herrieu as |
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Alain Nobis as Bailiff of the family council |
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Françoise Deldick as Inn maid (uncredited) |
| Directing | André Hunebelle | Director |
| Writing | Jean Halain | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pierre Foucaud | Screenplay |
| Writing | André Hunebelle | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Féval | Novel |
| Writing | Jean Halain | Dialogue |
| Camera | Marcel Grignon | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Raymond Lemoigne | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Maurice Delille | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | André Marquette | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jacques Lebreton | Sound |
| Sound | René-Christian Forget | Sound |
| Sound | Guy Villette | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Gabriel Salagnac | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Georges Lévy | Production Design |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Jacques Brizzio | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Jean Feyte | Editor |
| Editing | Colette Lambert | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Madeleine Bagiau | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mireille Leydet | Costume Design |
| Directing | Bernard Toublanc-Michel | Assistant Director |
| Production | Roger Boulais | General Manager |
| Production | Cyril Grize | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jules Chanteau | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandre Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Éliane Marcus | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Lalaurette | Hairstylist |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Nossereau | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frédéric Junker | Costume Design |
| Camera | Henri Thibault | Still Photographer |
| Crew | François Nadal | Animal Coordinator |
| Crew | André Gardère | Master at Arms |
| Crew | Jean Guélis | Choreographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Gromtseff | Costumer |
| Production | Paul Cadéac | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Charlotte Lefèvre | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jean Marion | Original Music Composer |
