1923 silent film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" to be screened October 28, 2011

Adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, starring Lon Chaney

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Lon Chaney in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

ALBANY, NY (10/14/2011)(readMedia)-- "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (United States, 1923, 100 minutes, b/w, silent, directed by Wallace Worsley) will be shown on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue, on the University at Albany's downtown campus. Sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute, the screening is free and open to the public.

At the time of its release, critics and audiences marveled at this spectacular-and spectacularly expensive-silent adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel about the deformed bell-ringer who falls in love with a Gypsy princess. The sets, make-up, costumes, and epic scale of the film set a new standard for studio filmmaking, and Lon Chaney's sympathetic portrayal of "the monster" established him as a major star.

For additional information contact the Writers Institute at 518-442-5620 or online at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst.