The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Ultimate Edition)
by Wallace Worsley
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Actor: Kate Lester, Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Patsy Ruth Miller, Winifred BrysonDirector: Wallace Worsley
Brand: Image Entertainment
Producer: Carl Laemmle
Producer: David H. Shepard
Producer: Irving Thalberg
Producer: Serge Bromberg
Writer: Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Writer: Perley Poore Sheehan
Writer: Victor Hugo
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Silent, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
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DVD Review: A Classic for all movie-buffs
Summary: 5 Stars
This new Ultimate Edition of the 1923 silent version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a very nice set with various interesting bonus material such as a reproduction of the original theatre program booklet and other information generally aimed at the serious movie aficionado. And as every good movie fan would know, "The Hunchback" is one of those enduring and immortal classic tales which never loses its appeal through the ages, and like many high quality silent films of the 1920s, this version also has special features of interest to modern-day audiences. The most striking aspect for most people would surely be the extraordinary character actor, Lon Chaney, whose unique talents make the Hunchback come to life and take over the story, just as his other famous role in "The Phantom of the Opera". An expert in make-up and disguise, Chaney also excelled in body language and could make his characters ooze emotions in silent films merely with gestures, posture and movements. This expressive acting conveys the feeling of the real human being underneath the obvious heavy make-up of the Hunchback, as this despised monstrosity who finds shelter in the Notre Dame cathedral becomes involved in medieval intrigues between the rich aristocracy and the poor beggars. A love story and a tragic tale of a mother who lost her small child are also cleverly woven into this classic Victor Hugo novel, which Chaney and Universal Studios strove to reproduce as best as possible. Much of that effort is visible in the sets which were built at Universal at great cost, making "Hunchback" Universal's first big-budget spectacle picture in an attempt to keep up with other studios that were producing grand scale historic costume epics at that time. Getting background information like this from both the enclosed notes and the audio commentary on the DVD helps the modern viewer to appreciate the importance of this film at the time, its part in the development of the Hollywood studios and grand costume dramas with sets and effects no longer viable today, but nevertheless still impressive today. Those looking for `horror' by today's standards in this film will be disappointed, but as a classic story with realistic historical sets and characters dealing with issues that never go out-of-date, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is an important milestone in cinema's history. It has a fitting standard classic orchestral score, and the picture quality is very good overall, with only several scenes appearing scratchy or worn, but no doubt this is a better quality production than many previous public domain issues without the in-depth bonus features.
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