{"product_id":"the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","title":"THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003ePerhaps the grandest of Universal’s silent films―and featuring arguably its first iconic movie monster―\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003estars\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLon Chaney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the role which transformed him from a respected character actor to a global superstar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChaney stars as Quasimodo, the mocked and vilified bell-ringer of Notre Dame who selflessly protects the star-crossed street performer Esmerelda (\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatsy Ruth Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), who is in an ill-fated love affair with the dashing Captain Phoebus (Norman Kerry).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \"Super Jewel\" adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, Universal spared no expense on this lavish production, and were rewarded with the most financially successful silent film they had released up to that point. Lon Chaney's performance and make-up work are already legendary, but the rest of the film is as deserving of praise – a beautiful nightmare now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003efully restored in 4K\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand making its UK debut on Blu-ray as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBLU-RAY FEATURES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration conducted by Universal Pictures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic by Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum \u0026amp; Laura Karpman (presented in uncompressed LPCM stereo)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new audio commentary with author Stephen Jones and author \/ critic Kim Newman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new interview with author \/ critic Kim Newman on the many adaptations of Victor Hugo’s novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new interview with film historian Jonathan Rigby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003e“Chaney throws his whole soul into making Quasimodo as repugnant as anything human could very well be.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e–\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eAvatar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eof its day, an event movie marked by ground-breaking special effects.” –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-italic\"\u003eChaney was not merely horrific, he was exactly what the hunchback ought to be...Exactly what he was in the Victor Hugo novel...And with all that makeup glued onto him and limping under that hump, there's still a performance...a huge performance, entirely satisfactory in its own terms\u003c\/span\u003e.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Welles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480013099182,"sku":"EKA70474","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Hunchback-1923-lime-light-bd.jpg?v=1751296006","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-masters-of-cinema-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}