Esmeralda (1905 film)
1905 French film
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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.
Directed byAlice Guy-Blaché
Written byVictor Hugo (novel)
StarringDenise Becker, Henry Vorins
Release date
- 1905
| Esmeralda | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alice Guy-Blaché |
| Written by | Victor Hugo (novel) |
| Starring | Denise Becker, Henry Vorins |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent film |
There are two characters in the film, Esmeralda (Denise Becker) and Quasimodo (Henry Vorins). The film is the oldest film adaptation of the novel.
The film was long considered to be lost, but an Italian film collector gave the last surviving copy to Gaumont.[1]
Bibliography
- Title: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
- Authors: Victor Hugo, Frederic Shoberl
- Editor: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1834
