It again reteams Scorsese with his favorite actor, Robert De Niro, who had appeared inMean Streets (1973),Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977),Raging Bull (1980),andThe King of Comedy (1982).Bond began as a well-known literary figure in the works of British writer Ian Fleming (the first Bond book wasCasino Royale, written in 1953).Masterful scenes included the sweeping crowd scenes outside the Notre Dame Cathedral, the "King of Fools" celebration, the military processions, and the deformed hunchback""s thrilling and daring rescue of condemned-to-die gypsy Esmeralda from being hanged on a scaffold, by swinging to her on a rope and whisking her back o Notre Dame, while crying "Sanctuary, Sanctuary.As the men break down the door, his car is heard roaring away - but he is on the roof looking down at the scene.