Esmeralda (1905 film)

Esmeralda
Directed byAlice Guy-Blaché
Written byVictor Hugo (novel)
StarringDenise Becker, Henry Vorins
Release date
  • 1905 (1905)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent film

Esmeralda (French: Esméralda) is a 1905 French short silent film based on the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame written by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Alice Guy-Blaché.

There are two characters in the film, Esmeralda (Denise Becker) and Quasimodo (Henry Vorins). The film is the oldest film adaptation of the novel.

The film was long considered to be lost, but an Italian film collector gave the last surviving copy to Gaumont.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Gaumont's Treasures Initiative Highlights the Company's Restoration Program and Preserves Its History Over 130 Years". Variety.


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