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 |
| Sound | Guy Villette | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jacques Lebreton | Sound |
| Writing | Pierre Foucaud | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Féval | Novel |
| Art | Jacques Brizzio | Assistant Production Design |
| Editing | Jean Feyte | Editor |
| Editing | Colette Lambert | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Lalaurette | Hairstylist |
| Writing | André Hunebelle | Screenplay |
| Camera | Raymond Lemoigne | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | André Marquette | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Georges Lévy | Production Design |
| Directing | Bernard Toublanc-Michel | Assistant Director |
| Sound | René-Christian Forget | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frédéric Junker | Costume Design |
| Crew | François Nadal | Animal Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Gromtseff | Costumer |
| Writing | Jean Halain | Dialogue |
| Camera | Maurice Delille | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandre Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mireille Leydet | Costume Design |
| Camera | Marcel Grignon | Director of Photography |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Cyril Grize | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Nossereau | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jules Chanteau | Wigmaker |
| Camera | Henri Thibault | Still Photographer |
| Production | Roger Boulais | General Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Éliane Marcus | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Jean Guélis | Choreographer |
| Sound | Gabriel Salagnac | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Madeleine Bagiau | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | André Gardère | Master at Arms |
| Production | Paul Cadéac | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Charlotte Lefèvre | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jean Marion | Original Music Composer |
