Cromwell was published in 1827, facing hostility from the Classics. The play explores the restoration of legitimacy after the Restoration. The theme combines elements of the French Revolution and Napoleon
Gérard Oury directed the film based on Victor Hugo's play Ruy Blas. The idea came to Oury in 1960 during his performance at Comédie-Française. Bourvil and Louis de Funès were initially cast as Don Salluste and Blaze
Claude Frollo is a Renaissance humanist and Catholic archdeacon. He was orphaned with his brother Jehan during the plague. He adopts a deformed hunchback infant named Quasimodo. He is an alchemist and fears women due to his priestly celibacy
French-Italian CinemaScope adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. Directed by Jean Delannoy, produced by Raymond and Robert Hakim. First color version of the novel. Only two actors speak English: Anthony Quinn and Gina Lollobrigida
Esmeralda (originally Agnès) is a French Roma girl in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel. She is the love child of Paquette Guybertaut, who became a prostitute. Romani kidnapped Agnès, leaving Quasimodo as the deformed child
Quasimodo is a hunchbacked bell-ringer in Notre Dame cathedral. Born with severe deformities including covered left eye and missing right eye. Adopted by Claude Frollo after being found abandoned on Quasimodo Sunday. Initially treated cruelly but becomes kind-hearted despite his appearance