The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Poster

Parents Guide

Add to guide
Showing all 9 items

Certification

Edit
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Jehan Frollo (Brandon Hurst) is seen lusting and stalking Esmeralda and trying to assault her throughout the film.

Violence & Gore

  • Quasimodo (Lon Chaney) is sent by Jehan Frollo (Brandon Hurst) to attack Esmeralda and gets arrested by the castle guards who they sentence Quasimodo to be tortured by getting whipped.
  • Clopin and his men are seen rioting and they storm the castle ball and threaten to attack the lords and ladies at the dance but Clopin only wants to confront Phoebus and tells him to leave Esmeralda.

Profanity

  • One use of the word "Hell" is used in the English subtitle card.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This silent film is about racism and discrimination, about Gypsies like Esmeralda and people with disabilities like Quasimodo getting abused and mistreated by the king and the priests and the crowd, which may scare some of viewers watching this film.
  • Suggested MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for mild language, racism, violence, torture scene, sexual harassment, scary images.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • While Phoebus hangs out with Esmeralda courting in the garden. Jehan stabs Phoebus in the back and he's assumed he was killed and Esmeralda is falsely accused by the court but he actually survives in the end.
  • Clopin and his men riot in the town square to storm the cathedral but Quasimodo fights back and throws stones and a wooden beam which they use as a battering ram. Quasimodo then pours hot lead on the men in the square. Phoebus and his guards rush over to the cathedral to stop the riot and rescue Esmeralda.
  • While Jehan attacks and assaults Esmeralda in the bedroom, Quasimodo intervenes and grabs Jehan and carries him out of the room and throws him off the balcony but not before getting stabbed twice by Jehan and later Quasimodo calls his priest for help by ringing the bell one last time, but it's too late as he dies in the bell tower.

See also

Taglines | Plot Summary | Synopsis | Plot Keywords


Recently Viewed