The Hunchback of Notre Dame
British Theatrical poster
Directed by	Wallace Worsley
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Irving Thalberg
Screenplay by	Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Perley Poore Sheehan
Based on	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Starring	Lon Chaney Patsy Ruth Miller Norman Kerry Nigel de Brulier Brandon Hurst
Music by	Cecil Copping Carl Edouarde Hugo Riesenfeld Heinz Eric Roemheld
Cinematography	Robert Newhard Tony Kornman Virgil Miller Stephen S. Norton Charles J. Stumar
Edited by	Edward Curtiss Maurice Pivar Sydney Singerman
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	September 2, 1923
Running time	102 min
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$1,250,000 (estimated)
Box office	$1.5 million

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American film starring Lon Chaney, directed by Wallace Worsley, and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. The supporting cast includesPatsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier, and Brandon Hurst. The film was Universal’s “Super Jewel” of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing over $3 million.

The film is based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, and is notable for the grand sets that recall 15th century Paris as well as for Chaney’s performance and make-up as the tortured hunchback Quasimodo. The film elevated Chaney, already a well-known character actor, to full star status in Hollywood, and also helped set a standard for many later horror films, including Chaney’s The Phantom of the Opera in 1925. In 1951, the film entered the public domain (in the USA) due to the claimants failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.