presents Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame" - to the sound of the Notre Dame Cathedral's bell ringing.[She was incapable of physical human contact.However, in the case of super-powered mutants, she could temporarily absorb heir abilities through touch.Down the stairs after Linda bounds her roommate - insultingly sarcastic poor blonde girl Jean Maitland (Ginger Rogers), wearing a plain blouse and slacks, and demanding that she remove and return her stockings.In Montana during a dig with his apprentice-assistant Billy Brennan (Alessandro Nivola), paleontologist researcher Dr.]The film was the number one box-office success of he year (the highest grossing film) and it won critical acclaim as well - eight Academy Award nominations and seven Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), Best Director, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Pierre Boulle), Best Cinematography, Best Score, and Best Film Editing.