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Les Miserables

Les Miserables

In a time of chaos, in a world of change, he was moved by a book he could not read to become a hero he never imagined.

19956.62h 55m

Overview

In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.

Directed by Claude Lelouch
Written by Claude Lelouch, Victor Hugo
Produced by Claude Lelouch
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Top Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean

Michel Boujenah

Michel Boujenah

André Ziman

Alessandra Martines

Alessandra Martines

Elise Ziman

Salomé Lelouch

Salomé Lelouch

La fille Ziman

Annie Girardot

Annie Girardot

Thénardière 1942

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

Thénardier 1942

Philippe Khorsand

Philippe Khorsand

Javert

Ticky Holgado

Ticky Holgado

Kind Hoodlum

Rufus

Rufus

Thénardier 1830 / 1990

Nicole Croisille

Nicole Croisille

Thénardière 1830 / 1990

Themes & Keywords

paris, francenunboxerlawyer

About Les Miserables

Les Miserables is a drama, history film released in 1995 exploring themes of paris, france, nun, boxer, lawyer. Directed by Claude Lelouch, it stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines. In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.

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