The Hunchback of Paris

105 mins
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.

Jean Marais

Henri de Lagardère

Bourvil

Passepoil

Sabine Sesselmann

Aurore de Nevers / Isabelle de Caylus

François Chaumette

Philippe de Gonzague

Hubert Noël

Philippe de Nevers

Paulette Dubost

Dame Marthe

Paul Cambo

Philippe d'Orléans

Georges Douking

Marquis de Caylus

Annie Anderson

Guest at the ball

Raoul Billerey

Captain of men-at-arms

Guy Delorme

Swordsman

Madame Pâquerette

La Vieille gitane

Jean Rougerie

Swordsman

Edmond Tamiz

Young gypsy

Alain Nobis

Bailiff of the family council

Françoise Deldick

Inn maid (uncredited)

Jean Halain

Screenplay

Pierre Foucaud

Screenplay

Jean Halain

Dialogue

Marcel Grignon

Director of Photography

Raymond Lemoigne

Assistant Camera

Maurice Delille

Assistant Camera

André Marquette

Assistant Camera

Guy Villette

Sound Assistant

Gabriel Salagnac

Sound Assistant

Georges Lévy

Production Design

Pierre Guffroy

Assistant Production Design

Jacques Brizzio

Assistant Production Design

Colette Lambert

Assistant Editor

Madeleine Bagiau

Assistant Editor

Mireille Leydet

Costume Design

Bernard Toublanc-Michel

Assistant Director

Roger Boulais

General Manager

Cyril Grize

Production Manager

Alexandre Marcus

Makeup Artist

Éliane Marcus

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jean Lalaurette

Hairstylist

Jean-Pierre Nossereau

Location Manager

Frédéric Junker

Costume Design

Henri Thibault

Still Photographer

François Nadal

Animal Coordinator

André Gardère

Master at Arms

Jean Guélis

Choreographer

Paul Cadéac

Executive Producer

Charlotte Lefèvre

Script Supervisor

Jean Marion

Original Music Composer

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