+Paul Anderson ... and DDL is not exactly.... an "amateur" hahahaha... Can you see the comment I made to Aaron Simpson? This G+ is very strange. I commented on his Laughton quote, but do not believe I said, or meant to make a disparaging remark. There are artists and then there are those who just "act." ...n'est pas? all good wishes to everyone. Was nice visiting here.
bravaLiz I saw the reply and I'm sure he did as well. And you'll get used to Google Plus. Trust me, I didn't take your comment as being disparaging. And I have nothing against method actors. I just prefer actors like Charles Laughton, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier. Laughton said it best, it's like and oil painting compared to a photograph. Sure the photograph might give you a better idea of the whole scene, but an oil painting is a better means for expression and power over your own emotions and observations. Just because it's more real doesn't always mean that it's better. At least in my opinion.
+Aaron Simpson am wondering .....are you a professional actor? I love Laura Linney, Have several bios on Olivier, Vivien Leigh. (the old VIC) and am familiar with many others who don't adhere to the "Method"... however, I suppose we may agree on the phrase: à chacun son goût....n'est-ce pas? My best wishes to you.
+bravaLiz Not necessarily... But I have a great interest in it. And I also find myself to be very talented in the field, I just lack the initiative (and bravery) to pursue anything major. What about you?
This is painful to watch because in realilty Laughton was filled with self loathing. Time however has shown what a beautiful man/soul/genius he was and will always be. This should be re-released in cinemas, kids will love it and discover one of the true giants in cinema.
itgetseasierlessitry I'm sure this would spark a sense of sympathy& compassion in any sane person...it would be great for today's youth to watch this film.
@@Chief2Moon interesting comment - unexpected. I would agree with you except sadly I wonder if it would have the impact on today's youth you hope for. Not just because of not having empathy or compassion but not being able to relate to an old movie of a style and pace that would be alien to most of them.
@loge10 , I unfortunately have no agree with you. Most younger people today would tune it out almost immediately because it's in black and white. Young people today have been raised with a massive amount of entitlement. The world owes them merely because they exist. Corporate America has enforced their sense of entitlement, by targeting them as their primary demographic. Empathy, and compassion, are not high on their priority list. They tend to live by the credo do unto others before they do it unto you.
Without a doubt, the "Hunchback" movie with Charles Laughton is the best of them all. I still get emotional when he says at the end "Why was I not made of stone like thee"!! What a CLASSIC ENDING!!!!
A great actor in one of his great scenes. Charles Laughton in this film superseded any performance by all English actors of his generation including Oliver. Watch the film from reel to reel. Laughton's performance is perhaps the greatest acting accomplishment in all Cinema.
"You brought me water and pity" I saw this version when I was 10 years old and that has always been my favorite line. That's when I first started realizing what love is....
I found Laughton's acting as Quasimodo mesmerising. In spite of the film being over 70years old I cant think of a present day actor who could match his unique performance. The scene where he rescues Esmerelda from the gallows is classic.
Simply a sublime piece of acting. To turn words on a page into this creation, to show us Quasimodos tortured soul and not act the deformity is outstanding. I have a feeling this actually transcends 'acting' and we are watching something else.
im only 17 years old, and i dream of being an actress. i take part in ever school play and man.....if i could ever be nearly as good as Laughton, i would be more proud of myself then if i became the president
I get even more choked up when he brings her the bird (which so perfectly symbolizes her situation) and then can't bring out his declaration of love because he realizes how impossible it is.
So many great actors throughout history, that it's so hard to pick one as the best. But everytime I see Charles Laughton perform, it's hard to pick one above him.
"Why was I not made of stone like thee?" ..... as Esmeralda runs off (but with pity and sympathy) with her handsome lover. THIS 1939 film is indeed THE BEST interpretation ever, of the V. Hugo book. (que je lis dans l'original en français) on film, from the silent that came before...(.oui. je suis.... a silent film fan.. and great lover of great artistic film).... and all those that followed. Merci beacoup to Knight2QueenBishop for sharing this clip with us. d'accord. Charles Laughton IS/was... the man!
It takes a Laughton to come through all that rubber with such force. It's thankless work-but here he is, vivid, wrenching. So easy to see oneself in those wounded-cow eyes.
You could definitely make the case for him being the greatest actor and Night of The Hunter was an incredible directorial debut. It's greatness wasn't recognised until much later. Maybe anything afterwards would have paled in comparison.
@@tommurphy4094 And his debut became his only film as he was heartbroken at the critical and public response so he never directed another. Yet all in his production knew it was going to be special.
I would say Charles Loughton is the greatest film actor of all...he has such soul in his performing. A lot of ugly people must know what he´s talking about here as the hunchback
If I were an actor, no matter how good I was, I would instantly decline to do any reprieve of ANY Laughton movie. The reason being that, all roles taken on by Laughton are effectively retired having been played to the ultimate. Today such looks would condemn him to anything but the leading man role.
There will never be a better filmed version of this novel (even though the movie wasn't completely true to the original story). Charles Laughton was incredible in this role, and one could not have found a more beautiful Esmeralda than in Maureen O'Hara. This has been and always will be on my list of "the ten best movies I have ever seen".
It's hard, and subjective of course, to try to establish who is the greatest actor of all times. So many big names, so many great performances to consider. But when I carefully think about it, the man who would be closer to that GOAT title, is no other than Charles Laughton. Such powerful acting, sometimes it felt almost spooky, the amount of details you could perceive from his work is astonishing. Gestures, grimaces, looks, pauses, timing of his dialogues....he became one with his characters. And the range in which he moved throughout his career is unparalleled. To me, there's no one better than him. Some might be just as good, but never, never, better.
Does any documentation exist confirming John Hurt's viewing Laughton's "Hunchback" performance in preparation for his role in "The Elephant Man"? The former performance seems to set a clear precedent.
+spb 78 I'm sure John Hurt had seen this movie. But my opinion is that the two characters of John Merrick and Quasimodo are so similar...two extremely deformed men with above-average or near average intelligence, shunned and tortured by ignorant societies of the past and forced to live in seclusion, only befriended by select people who understood the hell they were living in.
my acting hero. I have great dreams to be an actor. and a lot is due to stumbling across the work of the great, legendary, astounding Charles laughton. my greatest hero.
What I find so satisfying is the kaleidescope of characters he manages to weave so seamlessly together. He's tough and heroic; he's socially, psychologically, and mentally arrested; and he's a boy hopelessly and obsessively experiencing his first love. And Laughton makes it all believable.
Could not agree more. One of my favorite actors since early childhood when I saw this film. It moved me then and moves me now more than just about any other performance I can think of.
Pretty much the greatest acting ever committed to film. But Laughton never fails to astound - This Land Is MIne, The Suspect, Rembrandt, Les Miserables..............an actor of infinite range and sensibility...........No one now compares.
This scene puts tears in my eyes. It's simply great acting. Doesn't get any better than this. Did Laughton get an Oscar nod for this? He was ripped off if not.
….The acting of Charles Laughton is a landmark of performance, deeply moving in its tortured however shining humanity. I saw it first as a kid in cinema, was impressed and have been ever since. This movie should be available to the young generation. Quality has no expiry date.
Perhaps one of the saddest, most forlorn scenes in movie history. And yet, Charles Laughton (the best ever hunchback), shows an incredibly noble side to his role. I believe no-one ever needed a hug more, than he did at that moment. Nobody understands the disabled more, than the disabled - and nobody understands the broken hearted as well, as one who's been there.
Que actor! !👏👏Es uno de los filmes que alimentaron mi infancia. .. (Hollywood en castellano...etc)y la escena en la que Esmeralda se apiada y le da agua al jorobado,cuando está atado y todos se ríen. ..es inolvidable. 🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃
I think that Tom Hulce makes the best Quasimodo. In the disney version of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, rather than having a voice as slurred and slow like a deformed John Merritt (Elephant Man) or like an Igor out of a Frankenstein film, Quasimodo's spoken voice is regular, sounding like that of a handsome young prince / teenage peasant boy with curiosity and charm.
But like that, I think kids wouldn't understand. I'm 12, and there are some parts that he is saying that I don't understand. I respect him, of course! Who wouldn't? But it's just that kids like me wouldn't understand.
William Raih Nobody could touch Laughton in this role, Disney's Quasimodo's was based on Laughton. Comparing a cartoon's voice to a real performance is not even up for debate
MrDiscoman64 Tom Hulce did 2 other seemingly extraordinary roles before Quasimodo. 1) Ammadeus Mozart, a young talented composer (AMMADEUS) 2) Nicky Luciano, a mentally impaired garbage man (DOMINICK AND EUGENE) 3) And look what you got! Quasimodo, the Bell Ringing Hunchback of the Cathedral (THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME) Either role, his voice was perfect!
One of the all time greats... A classic example of the fact that the number of Oscars you win doesn't necessarily reflect how good you are... He dominated every scene he was ever in, on both theatre and film. Very, very few actors are his equal.
He didn't get nominated for Best Actor that year for the Academy Award. 1939 was known as the greatest year for movies ever, I mean "Gone with the Wind" beat "The Wizard of Oz", so the competition was extraordinary. I have to believe he would have been nominated any other year however maybe not because of the character being in the "Horror category".....but today I think he could possibly win the Academy Award.
Charles Laughton was a brilliant British actor of the old school. He was troubled all his life about his physical appearance and his sexuality which is ironic vis a vis Quasimodo. I do believe John Hurt drew on Laughton’s portrayal of Quasimodo when Hurt played the role of the Elephant Man in the film of the same name. RIP Mr Laughton.
Que gran actor...!!! Un genio... Y fue dirigido por dos de mis mejores directores... Alfred Hitchcock y Stanley Kubrick... Se luce en Testigo de Cargo, Motín a bordo... Espartaco... El Sospechoso... Todas muy buenas...
Although the film isn't always faithful to the book, Charles Laughton's characterisation of Quasimodo could not be more faithful to Victor Hugo's description - he very clearly read the book carefully when preparing for the role.
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If Laughton doesn’t break your heart, you don’t have one.
"Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting."
- Charles Laughton.
+Aaron Simpson there are various "approaches" to acting. I will not get into a thesis about it.
+Paul Anderson ... and DDL is not exactly.... an "amateur" hahahaha... Can you see the comment I made to Aaron Simpson? This G+ is very strange. I commented on his Laughton quote, but do not believe I said, or meant to make a disparaging remark. There are artists and then there are those who just "act." ...n'est pas? all good wishes to everyone. Was nice visiting here.
bravaLiz I saw the reply and I'm sure he did as well. And you'll get used to Google Plus.
Trust me, I didn't take your comment as being disparaging. And I have nothing against method actors. I just prefer actors like Charles Laughton, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier.
Laughton said it best, it's like and oil painting compared to a photograph. Sure the photograph might give you a better idea of the whole scene, but an oil painting is a better means for expression and power over your own emotions and observations. Just because it's more real doesn't always mean that it's better. At least in my opinion.
+Aaron Simpson am wondering .....are you a professional actor? I love Laura Linney, Have several bios on Olivier, Vivien Leigh. (the old VIC) and am familiar with many others who don't adhere to the "Method"... however, I suppose we may agree on the phrase:
à chacun son goût....n'est-ce pas? My best wishes to you.
+bravaLiz Not necessarily... But I have a great interest in it. And I also find myself to be very talented in the field, I just lack the initiative (and bravery) to pursue anything major.
What about you?
One of the Greatest actors ever to set foot on this earth !
What r u on an acid trip
Couldn't agree more!! You can't not feel something deep in response to his [performance of his] character.
THE greatest, with Raimu...
This is painful to watch because in realilty Laughton was filled with self loathing. Time however has shown what a beautiful man/soul/genius he was and will always be. This should be re-released in cinemas, kids will love it and discover one of the true giants in cinema.
itgetseasierlessitry I'm sure this would spark a sense of sympathy& compassion in any sane person...it would be great for today's youth to watch this film.
@@Chief2Moon interesting comment - unexpected. I would agree with you except sadly I wonder if it would have the impact on today's youth you hope for. Not just because of not having empathy or compassion but not being able to relate to an old movie of a style and pace that would be alien to most of them.
@loge10 , I unfortunately have no agree with you. Most younger people today would tune it out almost immediately because it's in black and white.
Young people today have been raised with a massive amount of entitlement. The world owes them merely because they exist. Corporate America has enforced their sense of entitlement, by targeting them as their primary demographic.
Empathy, and compassion, are not high on their priority list. They tend to live by the credo do unto others before they do it unto you.
He is my number one actor
He was a nice man
Without a doubt, the "Hunchback" movie with Charles Laughton is the best of them all. I still get emotional when he says at the end "Why was I not made of stone like thee"!! What a CLASSIC ENDING!!!!
I tear up when he says "you gave me a drink of water, and a little pity." Great actor, great cast, great and under appreciated film.
A great actor in one of his great scenes. Charles Laughton in this film superseded any performance by all English actors of his generation including Oliver. Watch the film from reel to reel. Laughton's performance is perhaps the greatest acting accomplishment in all Cinema.
You are right.
"You brought me water and pity"
I saw this version when I was 10 years old and that has always been my favorite line.
That's when I first started realizing what love is....
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I found Laughton's acting as Quasimodo mesmerising. In spite of the film being over 70years old I cant think of a present day actor who could match his unique performance. The scene where he rescues Esmerelda from the gallows is classic.
Simply a sublime piece of acting. To turn words on a page into this creation, to show us Quasimodos tortured soul and not act the deformity is outstanding. I have a feeling this actually transcends 'acting' and we are watching something else.
im only 17 years old, and i dream of being an actress. i take part in ever school play and man.....if i could ever be nearly as good as Laughton, i would be more proud of myself then if i became the president
This is the most amazing performance I have ever seen. I saw this as a child, and never, ever forgot this.......
I get even more choked up when he brings her the bird (which so perfectly symbolizes her situation) and then can't bring out his declaration of love because he realizes how impossible it is.
Yes I love that scene !
So many great actors throughout history, that it's so hard to pick one as the best. But everytime I see Charles Laughton perform, it's hard to pick one above him.
"Why was I not made of stone like thee?" ..... as Esmeralda runs off (but with pity and sympathy) with her handsome lover. THIS 1939 film is indeed THE BEST interpretation ever, of the V. Hugo book. (que je lis dans l'original en français) on film, from the silent that came before...(.oui. je suis.... a silent film fan.. and great lover of great artistic film).... and all those that followed. Merci beacoup to Knight2QueenBishop for sharing this clip with us. d'accord. Charles Laughton IS/was... the man!
It IS a great movie, in it's own right but... have you ever read the book?
@@VerisimilitudeFilms1 Yes, I read it in French. It's an amazing and moving work.
I watch this when my eyes need a good wetting. :)
It takes a Laughton to come through all that rubber with such force. It's thankless work-but here he is, vivid, wrenching. So easy to see oneself in those wounded-cow eyes.
just the best actor of all times!
ricco the best bro
I agree...His "I Claudius"... unfinished, is better than so much finished.
immortal and quintessential... I am not a man, I am not a beast, I am about as shapeless as the man in the moon.... fantastic.
+Pierluigi Vernetto "Why was I not too made of stone.....like thee." Breaks me up every time.
Nobody can beat this performance.
Perhaps the greatest actor of them all and, although they only gave him one shot with Night of The Hunter, also one of our greatest directors.
Oh Yes!
You could definitely make the case for him being the greatest actor and Night of The Hunter was an incredible directorial debut. It's greatness wasn't recognised until much later. Maybe anything afterwards would have paled in comparison.
@@tommurphy4094 And his debut became his only film as he was heartbroken at the critical and public response so he never directed another. Yet all in his production knew it was going to be special.
I would say Charles Loughton is the greatest film actor of all...he has such soul in his performing. A lot of ugly people must know what he´s talking about here as the hunchback
Laughton always thought of himself as ugly
Absolutely AMAZING!! 1939?!! Still the greatest performance (Charles Laughton) of Quasimodo ever put on film.
If I were an actor, no matter how good I was, I would instantly decline to do any reprieve of ANY Laughton movie. The reason being that, all roles taken on by Laughton are effectively retired having been played to the ultimate. Today such looks would condemn him to anything but the leading man role.
There will never be a better filmed version of this novel (even though the movie wasn't completely true to the original story). Charles Laughton was incredible in this role, and one could not have found a more beautiful Esmeralda than in Maureen O'Hara. This has been and always will be on my list of "the ten best movies I have ever seen".
It's hard, and subjective of course, to try to establish who is the greatest actor of all times. So many big names, so many great performances to consider. But when I carefully think about it, the man who would be closer to that GOAT title, is no other than Charles Laughton. Such powerful acting, sometimes it felt almost spooky, the amount of details you could perceive from his work is astonishing. Gestures, grimaces, looks, pauses, timing of his dialogues....he became one with his characters. And the range in which he moved throughout his career is unparalleled. To me, there's no one better than him. Some might be just as good, but never, never, better.
I'm with you. Well put.
Does any documentation exist confirming John Hurt's viewing Laughton's "Hunchback" performance in preparation for his role in "The Elephant Man"? The former performance seems to set a clear precedent.
+spb 78 I'm sure John Hurt had seen this movie. But my opinion is that the two characters of John Merrick and Quasimodo are so similar...two extremely deformed men with above-average or near average intelligence, shunned and tortured by ignorant societies of the past and forced to live in seclusion, only befriended by select people who understood the hell they were living in.
my acting hero. I have great dreams to be an actor. and a lot is due to stumbling across the work of the great, legendary, astounding Charles laughton. my greatest hero.
What I find so satisfying is the kaleidescope of characters he manages to weave so seamlessly together. He's tough and heroic; he's socially, psychologically, and mentally arrested; and he's a boy hopelessly and obsessively experiencing his first love. And Laughton makes it all believable.
I used to sit with my father and watch this movie
Mos def, Laughton IS God, in absolutely every role he's ever played. Ever.
absolutely. flawless.
Could not agree more. One of my favorite actors since early childhood when I saw this film. It moved me then and moves me now more than just about any other performance I can think of.
This man was incomparable
Pretty much the greatest acting ever committed to film. But Laughton never fails to astound - This Land Is MIne, The Suspect, Rembrandt, Les Miserables..............an actor of infinite range and sensibility...........No one now compares.
I watched that movie many times as a child. It moved me.
Just the best actor is all times!!!
Before there was Brando, DeNiro, Day-Lewis, Oldman, etc. there was Laughton.
This scene puts tears in my eyes. It's simply great acting. Doesn't get any better than this. Did Laughton get an Oscar nod for this? He was ripped off if not.
This is perhaps of the most truly heartbreaking and yet tender movie scenes ever. So finely played by two of the screens best.
Quasimodo is the best bell ringer in the world.
These scenes goes simply beyond any word one can say on earth...pure feelings when i see it...masterpiece...thanks for upload it...
My favorite movie adaptations of this novel are this one and the Disney 1996 version. Both are my favorites.
Fantastic Movie..Fantastic Story..Fantastic Actors..Just greatness at its "Best"
this film and actor knocks me out a 1st movie and they should have got awards for this both of them
He is my number one actor of all time
Such a sad film
The acting is superb
This version is the BEST because of his performance. It's never been equaled or surpassed.
….The acting of Charles Laughton is a landmark of performance, deeply moving in its tortured however shining humanity. I saw it first as a kid in cinema, was impressed and have been ever since. This movie should be available to the young generation. Quality has no expiry date.
This man could bring tears from a stone... astonishing performance
Perhaps one of the saddest, most forlorn scenes in movie history. And yet, Charles Laughton (the best ever hunchback), shows an incredibly noble side to his role. I believe no-one ever needed a hug more, than he did at that moment.
Nobody understands the disabled more, than the disabled - and nobody understands the broken hearted as well, as one who's been there.
I was brain washed into thinking Brando was the best Actor .Charles ,Wipes the Floor with that Guy..
Que actor! !👏👏Es uno de los filmes que alimentaron mi infancia. .. (Hollywood en castellano...etc)y la escena en la que Esmeralda se apiada y le da agua al jorobado,cuando está atado y todos se ríen. ..es inolvidable. 🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃🌹🍃
Excealant. ....1939..dont be afraid i saved u cause u saved me .pitty..
The best Hunchback. Hard to list even one actor greater than Laughton. Brilliant.
One of the greatest performances in the history of Cinema in the world.
Great actor
Probably the most sympathetic character in movie history.
Got anything from "Witness for the Prosecution?" I love the scene where he tears Marlene to shreds on the stand!
The best acting performance of all time.
I ask myself the same question: Why was not I made out of stone?
Wonderful actor..forrever.in my mind!!!
he truly is magnificent. what an actor.
Wow...... there’s no one can act today like this man could... Brilliant.
" Miss Plimsol, if you were a woman I would strike you ! "
Charles Laughton was Quasimodo.
This film with Laughton is the best,ever!
I watched this as a kid and even then knew, "you gave me a drink of water "...had much more meaning
I think that Tom Hulce makes the best Quasimodo. In the disney version of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, rather than having a voice as slurred and slow like a deformed John Merritt (Elephant Man) or like an Igor out of a Frankenstein film, Quasimodo's spoken voice is regular, sounding like that of a handsome young prince / teenage peasant boy with curiosity and charm.
But like that, I think kids wouldn't understand. I'm 12, and there are some parts that he is saying that I don't understand. I respect him, of course! Who wouldn't? But it's just that kids like me wouldn't understand.
William Raih Ridiculous.
ConservativeAnthem
I think not!
William Raih Nobody could touch Laughton in this role, Disney's Quasimodo's was based on Laughton. Comparing a cartoon's voice to a real performance is not even up for debate
MrDiscoman64
Tom Hulce did 2 other seemingly extraordinary roles before Quasimodo.
1) Ammadeus Mozart, a young talented composer (AMMADEUS)
2) Nicky Luciano, a mentally impaired garbage man (DOMINICK AND EUGENE)
3) And look what you got! Quasimodo, the Bell Ringing Hunchback of the Cathedral (THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME)
Either role, his voice was perfect!
Absaloute genius off a man .
The greatest scene of acting of all time.
Better than Disney . A great classic.
He was the unperplexed ruler in Spartacus !
Unafraid of Crassus but in an allegiance with Caesar !
Great acting skills here .
La pelicula que llevo siempre en mi memoria. Un clasico del cine de todos los tiempos. Un Charles Laughton excepcional. Marco mi infancia.
I wish his magnificent talent had brought him more happiness. He was otherworldly in this film.
You can see similarities in the voice to John Hurt's portrayal of The Elephant Man. I bet he was influenced by Charles Laughton.
One of the all time greats... A classic example of the fact that the number of Oscars you win doesn't necessarily reflect how good you are... He dominated every scene he was ever in, on both theatre and film. Very, very few actors are his equal.
Just discovered Laughton via "Spartacus.": You have to see him there if you like this. Just mesmerizing.
Peerless Laughton
Thank you...touches my heart so deeply.
How true. No one like him before or since.
One of my childhood memories. Thank you.
Grande attore
Nocks seven shades out of modern so called actors class 👌
Brilliant!
Brilliant actor!
Laughton woz a one off class
We called our teacher “Qausimodo”. And will get mad XD
He didn't get nominated for Best Actor that year for the Academy Award. 1939 was known as the greatest year for movies ever, I mean "Gone with the Wind" beat "The Wizard of Oz", so the competition was extraordinary. I have to believe he would have been nominated any other year however maybe not because of the character being in the "Horror category".....but today I think he could possibly win the Academy Award.
Laughton is not human...
I thought lawton was the hunchback .and the hunchback auditioned to be charles lawton .
Not acting....this is what he really looks like
remarquable interprétation cela arrache les larmes aux yeux
I love hunch back Notre dame is bueatful sroty
Beauty...what we call Ugly with love...
often imitated but never duplicated. ya see this Disney? another thing ya got wrong.
Which was Sadder this or the Elephant Man?
A genius of acting.
Charles Laughton was a brilliant British actor of the old school. He was troubled all his life about his physical appearance and his sexuality which is ironic vis a vis Quasimodo. I do believe John Hurt drew on Laughton’s portrayal of Quasimodo when Hurt played the role of the Elephant Man in the film of the same name.
RIP Mr Laughton.
Que gran actor...!!! Un genio... Y fue dirigido por dos de mis mejores directores... Alfred Hitchcock y Stanley Kubrick... Se luce en Testigo de Cargo, Motín a bordo... Espartaco... El Sospechoso... Todas muy buenas...
Although the film isn't always faithful to the book, Charles Laughton's characterisation of Quasimodo could not be more faithful to Victor Hugo's description - he very clearly read the book carefully when preparing for the role.
He's possibly the greatest ever. Jeeze
An amazing actor, but let us not forget, Deformity during that particular time was quite common, both in adults and children alike.