The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) is a silent historical drama starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo, renowned for its elaborate sets, groundbreaking makeup, and status as an early Hollywood epic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3306625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) Context triple: [Vernon L. Walker, workedOn, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)]
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A.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film) is a French-Italian historical drama adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, starring Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina Lollobrigida as Esmeralda.
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B.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score) is Alfred Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1939 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, noted for its dramatic, richly thematic music that enhances the film's emotional and gothic atmosphere.
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C.
"Notre-Dame de Paris" (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
"Notre-Dame de Paris" (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) is Victor Hugo’s 1831 historical novel set in medieval Paris, centering on the tragic lives of Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and others around the iconic cathedral, and renowned for its romantic, Gothic atmosphere and social critique.
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Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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E.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (stage musical)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a stage musical adaptation of the Disney animated film and Victor Hugo’s novel, featuring a darkly dramatic score by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz and a more mature, faithful retelling of the original story.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) Target entity description: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) is a silent historical drama starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo, renowned for its elaborate sets, groundbreaking makeup, and status as an early Hollywood epic.
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A.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film) is a French-Italian historical drama adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, starring Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina Lollobrigida as Esmeralda.
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B.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score) is Alfred Newman's acclaimed orchestral soundtrack for the 1939 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, noted for its dramatic, richly thematic music that enhances the film's emotional and gothic atmosphere.
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C.
"Notre-Dame de Paris" (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)
"Notre-Dame de Paris" (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) is Victor Hugo’s 1831 historical novel set in medieval Paris, centering on the tragic lives of Quasimodo, Esmeralda, and others around the iconic cathedral, and renowned for its romantic, Gothic atmosphere and social critique.
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D.
Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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E.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (stage musical)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a stage musical adaptation of the Disney animated film and Victor Hugo’s novel, featuring a darkly dramatic score by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz and a more mature, faithful retelling of the original story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Charles D. Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Notre-Dame Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Notre-Dame de Paris
|
| character |
Claude Frollo
ⓘ
Esmeralda ⓘ Phoebus de Châteaupers ⓘ
surface form:
Phoebus de Chateaupers
Quasimodo ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Robert Newhard
ⓘ
Tony Gaudio ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Clare West ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Wallace Worsley ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Hollywood cinema
|
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Universal City, California ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
religious hypocrisy
ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| influenced | later film adaptations of The Hunchback of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Lon Chaney as Quasimodo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate sets
ⓘ
groundbreaking makeup ⓘ status as an early Hollywood epic ⓘ |
| partOf | silent era of Hollywood ⓘ |
| portrays | Notre-Dame Cathedral ⓘ |
| producer |
Carl Laemmle
ⓘ
Irving Thalberg ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1923-09-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perley Poore Sheehan ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Lon Chaney
ⓘ
Norman Kerry ⓘ Patsy Ruth Miller ⓘ |
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