The Hunchback of Notre Dame kills Quasimodo.
Quasimodo ( from Quasimodo Sunday ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ( 1831 ) by Victor Hugo . The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American film starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda . The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) . The plot centers on Quasimodo , the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame , and his struggle to gain acceptance into society .