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Les Miserables

Actor(s): Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Bourvil, Dani�le Delorme, Gianni Esposito
Director(s): Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Movie Details

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children
Movie Release: 1958
DVD Release: 11/01/2006
Format: DVD - Color
Edition: Restored/Remastered
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Studio: Unicorn (Tnt200)
Total Copies: 7
Genres: Drama, Melodrama

DVD Synopsis

Victor Hugo's monumental novel Les Miserables has been filmed so often that sometimes it's hard to tell one version from another. One of the best and most faithful adaptations is this 240-minute French production, starring Jean Gabin as the beleagured Jean Valjean. Arrested for a petty crime, Valjean spends years 20 in the brutal French penal system. Even upon his release, his trail is dogged by relentless Inspector Javert (Bernard Blier). Valjean's efforts to create a new life for himself despite the omniprescence of Javert is meticulously detailed in this film, which utilizes several episodes from the Hugo original that had hitherto never been dramatized. Originally released as a single film, Les Miserables was usually offered as a two-parter outside of France. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Jean Gabin - Jean Valjean
Bernard Blier - Javert
Bourvil - Thenardier
Dani�le Delorme - Fantime
Gianni Esposito - Marius

Member Movie Reviews

Aimee M. (AimeeM) wrote on 3/31/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This version of Les Mis. is faithful to the original book, but because of that... it is VERY LONG.

This is a movie for people who like the book, like the time period, like old movies... and who would like to sit and watch a movie for a LONG time.

You will need a pot of tea if you are going to watch this movie. But if you like Les Mis. you will like this film.