In 1482 Paris, Clopin, a Gypsy puppeteer, narrates the origin of the titular hunchback twenty years prior: a group of Gypsies sneaking illegally into Paris were ambushed by Judge Claude Frollo, Paris’ Minister of Justice, and his soldiers. One woman attempted to flee with her baby, reaching the doors of Notre Dame pleading for sanctuary. Frollo chased her down and knocked her onto the cathedral’s steps, where she fractured her skull and died. Her baby survived and Frollo, repulsed at its deformed appearance, attempts to drown the child but the archdeacon intervened and accused Frollo of murdering an innocent woman.The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 Movie Download.
To atone for his sin, Frollo reluctantly agreed to raise the child as his own, naming him “Quasimodo”, to mean ‘half-formed’, and hiding him away in the cathedral’s bell tower.Twenty years later, Quasimodo has grown into a kind yet isolated young man, now with a pronounced hunchback. He has lived his entire life in the cathedral with his only company being living stone gargoyles Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. The gargoyles encourage him to attend the annual Festival of Fools, despite Frollo’s warnings that he would be shunned for his deformity. Quasimodo attends and is celebrated for his appearance but then, prompted by Frollo’s guards, is humiliated by the crowd.
Frollo refuses Quasimodo’s pleas for help, but is rescued by Esmeralda, a kind gypsy. Frollo, who intends to eradicate Paris of the gypsies, orders her arrest but Esmeralda escapes using a magic trick.Quasimodo retreats back into the cathedral, followed by Esmeralda and Captain Phoebus of Frollo’s guard. Phoebus refuses to arrest her for alleged witchcraft inside Notre Dame and instead tells Frollo that she has claimed asylum.