The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 movie)
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise |
| Produced by | Don Hahn |
| Written by | Tab Murphy Irene Mecchi Bob Tzudiker Noni White Jonathan Roberts |
| Based on | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Alan Menken David Newman |
| Edited by | Ellen Keneshea |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million[1] |
| Box office | $325.3 million[1] |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 34th Disney animated movie. The movie is based on Victor Hugo's novel of the same name. The story is about Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, and his struggle to gain acceptance into society.
Directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale and produced by Don Hahn, the movie's voice cast features Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, David Ogden Stiers, and Mary Wickes in her final movie role. Produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance, the movie is considered to be one of Disney's darkest animated movie because its narrative explores such mature themes as infanticide, lust, damnation, genocide, and sin, despite the changes made from the original source material in order to ensure a G rating received by the MPAA. The musical score was written by Alan Menken, with songs written by Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, who had previously collaborated on Pocahontas, released the year before.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released on June 21, 1996 to largely positive reviews and was a commercial success, grossing over $325 million worldwide and becoming the fifth highest-grossing release of 1996. The movie received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Menken's musical score. A darker, more Gothic stage adaptation of the movie, was rewritten and directed by James Lapine and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical in Berlin, Germany, as Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, and ran from 1999 to 2002. A direct-to-video sequel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, was released in 2002.
Released Date & Premiered[change | change source]
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Canada |
June 21, 1996 |
 Mexico |
June 21, 1996 |
 United States |
June 21, 1996 |
 Japan |
August 24, 1996 |
 Turkey |
January 24, 1997 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ Stewart, Jocelyn (February 10, 2008). "Artist created many famous film posters". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
