The Legend of the Poor Hunchback

1982 0h 7m FR

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7.8

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6.6

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★7.8TMDB · 5★6.6IMDB · 62

AnimationRomanceFamily

Synopsis

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On her throne, a princess welcomes her suitors under the watchful eye of her family and the kingdom. Down below, amongst the crowd, struggles a poor hunchback.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michel Ocelot
(Voice)
Joël Simon
(Voice)
Muriel Simon
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michel Ocelot
Writers: Michel Ocelot, Michel Ocelot
Languages: No Language
Countries: France

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michel Ocelot, shot by Philippe Benoit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christian Maire. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Michel Ocelot and Joël Simon and Muriel Simon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0176958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michel Ocelot directs. Philippe Benoit behind the camera. Christian Maire scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Michel Ocelot, shot by Philippe Benoit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christian Maire. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Michel Ocelot and Joël Simon and Muriel Simon carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0176958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "princess", "freedom", "romance", "humiliation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Philippe Benoit
Original score: Christian Maire
Runtime: 7 min · 0h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: The Legend of the Poor Hunchback (1982)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 62 votes

Awards

1 win

Also by

Michel Ocelot

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-01-15
★ 7/10
With the crowds gathered to witness the suitors to the Princess arrive at her throne, a grand array of wealthy - but fairly grotesque - men arrive to pay their homage. Alone and ridiculed at the bottom of the stairwell is a hunchback, armed with only a bunch of flowers. The princess is touched by the gift but the king orders his guards to remove the man and thereafter he is subjected to humiliation by the servants and the soldiers. When faced with a whipping though, he grabs a sword and determines to prove that you ought not to judge a book by it's cover. Perhaps the princess will find true love after all - despite her father's clearly more venal ambitions for her? It's an entertaining animation this one, with some really impressive use of light and shade as well as Christian Maire's score to underpin a clear-as-a-bell theme that pours scorn on the shallowness and viciousness of people sometimes.

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