The Beast
Series title: Quasimodo (French)
- Studio
- CinéGroupe, Tili-Images, Astral Programming Enterprises, Ares-Films, Hearst Entertainment Productions
- Distributor
- Hearst Entertainment
Synopsis
Quasimodo must fight a mechanical wolf to rescue the innocent villagers from the tyranny of a local baron.
In the library of Notre Dame, Dennis and Francois, who both have colds, and Esmeralda are mixing plant remedies. Djali eats the remaining medicinal plants. Dennis collapses with a fever and sends our friends off to collect more plants.
Entering the valley of the Auvergne, they spy a fortress in the distance and head for it, only to encounter a young peasant girl fleeing out of the woods pursued by an impossibly enormous wolf with glittering, green eyes. They rescue her and rush her into the fortress, where they are led into the Great Hall and introduced to Baron Guillaume and his counselor Jalvert. They explain that the wolf has terrorized the area for two years, and that although the medicinal plants grow in the surrounding area, it is impossible to collect them for fear of attack by the enormous beast. The Baron has been kind enough to allow the peasants from the surrounding villages to take shelter in the fortress. Declining preferential treatment, Quasimodo and friends refuse the offer of a bed for the night, and they choose instead to stay with the villagers. The poor villagers explain that they pay heavy taxes to Guillaume for the "privilege" of living in misery under his protection.
Quasimodo ends up fighting with the wolf, and he winds up with handfuls of hair, which turns out to be bear fur. The villagers tell Guillaume that they no longer need his protection, and they all leave. Quasimodo reveals that the wolf is a machine, and he unmasks the baron as its inventor. Guillaume and Jalvert are hauled off to Paris in chains to face the King's justice, medicinal plants are collected, and our friends say goodbye to the thankful villagers.
In the library of Notre Dame, Dennis and Francois, who both have colds, and Esmeralda are mixing plant remedies. Djali eats the remaining medicinal plants. Dennis collapses with a fever and sends our friends off to collect more plants.
Entering the valley of the Auvergne, they spy a fortress in the distance and head for it, only to encounter a young peasant girl fleeing out of the woods pursued by an impossibly enormous wolf with glittering, green eyes. They rescue her and rush her into the fortress, where they are led into the Great Hall and introduced to Baron Guillaume and his counselor Jalvert. They explain that the wolf has terrorized the area for two years, and that although the medicinal plants grow in the surrounding area, it is impossible to collect them for fear of attack by the enormous beast. The Baron has been kind enough to allow the peasants from the surrounding villages to take shelter in the fortress. Declining preferential treatment, Quasimodo and friends refuse the offer of a bed for the night, and they choose instead to stay with the villagers. The poor villagers explain that they pay heavy taxes to Guillaume for the "privilege" of living in misery under his protection.
Quasimodo ends up fighting with the wolf, and he winds up with handfuls of hair, which turns out to be bear fur. The villagers tell Guillaume that they no longer need his protection, and they all leave. Quasimodo reveals that the wolf is a machine, and he unmasks the baron as its inventor. Guillaume and Jalvert are hauled off to Paris in chains to face the King's justice, medicinal plants are collected, and our friends say goodbye to the thankful villagers.
Characters
Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Angelica, Dennis, Frangois, Frollo
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bahram Rohani
Producing
- Producer
- Caroline Maria, Fridiric Paradiso (Supervising Producers)
- Executive Producers
- Pierre Mitais, Jacques Pettigrew
Writing
- Writer
- Alan Swayze
Voices
- Voice
- Daniel Brochu (Quasimodo), Eleanor Noble (Esmeralda), Sonja Ball (Angelica), A.J. Henderson (Dennis), Terrence Scammell (Frangois), Vlasta Vrana (Frollo), Harry Hill
Music
- Music
- Judith Henderson, Air Tango
Crew
- Created By
- Jacques Muller, Pascal Pinteau
- Colorist
- Thomas Metzger
Production notes
The stories of Quasimodo will never grow old. They are timeless tales filled with adventure and humor... magical stories of fun and fantasy that live forever in the imagination of us all. From the shadowy belfries of Notre Dame to the echoing streets of Paris, Quasimodo vividly portrays another place and time when mystery and magic prevailed. A remarkable time of kings and pickpockets, dukes and gypsies, it is a time of song and celebration... and a remarkable young man... Quasimodo and his exceptional friends.
