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Esmeralda 1905
5.2
Short Film ⏱ 10m

Esmeralda

Based On “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Esmeralda (French: Esméralda) is a 1905 French short silent film based on the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame written by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché. There are two characters in the film, Esmeralda (Denise Becker) and Quasimodo (Henry Vorins). The film is the oldest film adaptation of the novel.

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Release date:
1905
Cast:
Denise Becker
Genre:
Drama, Silent
Country:
France
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Book · 1831

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda 1905
The Short Film · 1905

Esmeralda

Alice Guy-Blaché, Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset

★ 5.2 / 10 62 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 74 years after publication.

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