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Writers:
Michel Audiard (writer)
René Barjavel (writer)
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Release Date:
12 March 1958 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert. | add synopsis
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The best movie adaptation so far of this great story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jean Gabin ... Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Bernard Blier ... Javert (père et fils)
René Fleur ... Le cardinal
Julienne Paroli ... Madame Magloire
Fernand Ledoux ... Monseigneur Myriel
Edmond Ardisson ... Un gendarme (as Ardisson)
Christian Fourcade ... Le petit ramoneur
Jean Ozenne ... Le préfet de Montreuil
Bernard Musson ... Un bourgeois
Danièle Delorme ... Fantine
Elfriede Florin ... La Thenardier
Bourvil ... Thenardier
Madeleine Barbulée ... Soeur Simplice
Gerhard Bienert ... Le président du tribunal
Harry Hindemith ... Un bagnard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Elenden (East Germany)
I miserabili (Italy)
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Runtime:
France:210 min | Spain:217 min | France:179 min (DVD edition) | Soviet Union:195 min | West Germany:101 min (cut version)
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Movie Connections:
Version of Les misérables (1917) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
The best movie adaptation so far of this great story, 11 November 2002
Author: Jean-Claude Primeau from Ottawa, Canada

I have seen a number of film and TV adaptations of Les Miserables: this is by far the best. It has the required grandeur and outstanding performances by Jean Gabin (unbeatable as Jean Valjean), Bourvil (a very sly Thenardier) and Bernard Blier (a great Javert). Silvia Montfort is a striking Eponine. Quite long but doesn't feel it, it has enough scope to do justice to the story.

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