Notre Dame's Bells Have Tolled For Coronations, Requiems & Liberations Through History, France24

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2. 'SANCTUARY!' "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" Classic Movie

(4 mins.). MOVIE Scene. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," (1939) starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Irish-born Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda. In 15th century medieval France, the gypsy girl beauty, Esmeralda is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031455/

Victor Hugo's 1831 book spread Notre-Dame’s magic, the most memorable milestone in Notre-Dame’s legacy did not take place in the cathedral nor was it a real event. It was conceived at a Parisian writing desk, when Victor Hugo brought the cathedral alive in his romantic gothic novel, "Notre-Dame de Paris", giving it a personality on par with the novel's heroes, the hunchback Quasimodo and the gypsy beauty Esmeralda.

At a time when the church was facing the prospect of demolition because of its shocking state of disrepair, Hugo’s novel worked as a rallying cry to action for the nation, which began efforts to safeguard the structure. The story has since been the subject of films, cartoons and children’s books, spreading the fame of this French medieval religious site to distant corners of the world, where children unfamiliar with Paris have discovered the magic of the gargoyles, beams, bell towers and columns of the edifice.
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>"Book Sales For ‘The Hunchback Of Notre Dame’ Soar In France After Cathedral Fire," Huff Post, April 16. The classic novel shot to the top of Amazon France’s bestseller list after a massive blaze overtook the famed Paris church.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/victor-hugo-hunchback-of-notre-dame-fire-paris_n_5cb5f38ee4b082aab08cf3cd