HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME / 1956 MTI Movie Tie-In Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn

Description: HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME by Victor Hugo - Avon T-190 / 1957 - 1st prtg PBO Revised edition by Avon... "for today's reader - this powerful, modernized edition". Published to coincide with the release of the 1956 Allied Artists Pictures Corporation film, the first version of the novel to be made in color. Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet, Alain Cuny, Robert Hirsch. 23 pages of images from the film. In the tradition of many sword and sandal spectacles, Quinn and Lollobrigida are the only two actors in the film who actually speak in English; the rest of the cast is made up of French actors who have had their voices dubbed into English. Anthony Quinn's portrayal of the hunchback Quasimodo is more human and less horrific than most other portrayals. Instead of having a huge hump and a hideously deformed face, he only has a small curve in his spine and a slightly deformed face. The film is one of the few adaptations to use Victor Hugo's original ending; although Esmeralda is killed by a stray arrow rather than hanged. Esmeralda's last words were: "Life is wonderful" ("C'est beau, la vie"). A voiceover narration tells us at the end that several years afterward, an excavation group finds the skeletons of Quasimodo and Esmeralda intertwined in an embrace. Solid VG copy - slight lean and uneven outer text block edge (typical of Avon); moderate overall wear to covers & spine edges; spine is clean and uncreased. All items are bagged and very securely packaged to ensure arrival as described. Check my feedback and bid with confidence. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING TO SAVE YOU MONEY! A1619

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