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Les Miserables

Actor(s): Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins
Director(s): Glenn Jordan
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Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Suitable for Children
Movie Release: 1978
DVD Release: 06/22/2004
Format: DVD
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 3 mins
Studio: Live/Artisan
Members Wishing: 5
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Melodrama

Synopsis

The 1979 TV movie Les Miserables was advertised as the 12th feature film to be based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel (and that was a modest estimate). This time, Richard Jordan is the persecuted French ex-convict Jean Valjean, and Anthony Perkins is the relentless police officer Javert, who dogs Valjean's trail for forty years. Screenwriter John Gay does a nice compression job on Hugo's mammoth novel, including most of the familiar episodes ("The Bishop's Candlesticks" etc.) and reintroducing several vignettes that had been ignored by earlier adaptations. Norman Rosemont produced Les Miserables on a lavish scale in both England and France, populating the cast with several of Europe and America's best actors (including veteran Claude Dauphin, in his last screen appearance). Les Miserables debuted as a three-hour "IBM Special" on December 27, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Richard Jordan - Jean Valjean
Anthony Perkins - Inspector Javert

Editorial Review

Glenn Jordan directs some of the most respected British actors of the time (John Gielgud, Ian Holm) in this 1978 production of Les Misérables, which arrives on DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Reviews

Aimee M. wrote on 3/31/2008...

This is one of the best versions of Les Mis. out there. This was the version that got me interested in the story, and convinced me to read the book (which is no easy feat, let me tell you!)
It moves quicker than most versions, and is well acted.
It is, of course, WAY different than the musical, so please don't judge it based off of that alone.

Watch it once, so you can know the story, watch it twice and read the book.

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