Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame) he sees Esmeralda in a white dress, dangling in her death throes from the scaffold. Many film adaptations of "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" have been made, which take various degrees of liberty with the novel and the character. In the Disney version, Esmeralda is shown to be a kind, caring, independent and witty gypsy who is willing to help others in need. Esmeralda's greatest wish is to see outcasts like Quasimodo and her fellow gypsies be accepted to society and be treated as people. A live action Esmeralda movie is in development. Usually each adaptation portrays Esmeralda as a young
Esmeralda (1915 film) Esmeralda (1915 film) Esmeralda (1915) is a silent film starring Mary Pickford, directed by James Kirkwood, and produced by Adolph Zukor and stage impresario Daniel Frohman. As with the previous Pickford vehicles "Caprice, Mistress Nell" and "The Dawn of a Tomorrow", "Esmeralda" is based on a short story and stage play "Esmeralda" written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and William Gillette and produced in the 1880s. The play was acted by Annie Russell and later Viola Allen both teenagers at the time, who later became well known adult theater actresses. " "Esmeralda" is a new kind of Mary Pickford picture. The