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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Victor Hugo (novel)
Rafael Yglesias (screenplay)
Release Date:
1 May 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
The legend comes to life.
Plot:
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Secondary Impact
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 May 1998)
Impacting The Record Books
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 12 May 1998)
User Comments:
Lord, Have Mercy!! more (160 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Adamson | ... | Bertin |
| Tim Barlow | ... | Lafitte |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Banker |
| Veronika Bendová | ... | Azelma |
 | David Birkin | ... | Courfeyrac |
| Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Captain Beauvais |
| Patsy Byrne | ... | Toussaint |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Mother Superior |
| Václav Chalupa | ... | André |
| Ian Cregg | ... | Feuilly |
 | Ben Crompton | ... | Grantier |
 | Claire Danes | ... | Cosette |
| Zdenek David | ... | Peasant (as Zdenék David) |
| Paola Dionisotti | ... | Forewoman |
| Edna Doré | ... | Old Woman (as Edna Dore) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Les misérables (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, and for some sexual content.
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Runtime:
134 min | Argentina:132 min
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | UK:12
Filming Locations:
Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic more
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The trailer and many photo galleries show a scene of Jean Valjean falling on his knees and tearing up his yellow passport, but this does not appear in the final film. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The funeral procession/disturbances is filmed on the square in front of the Prague castle. St Vitus cathedral in the background is visually altered to look like Notre Dame in Paris. Near the end of the scene, for a fraction of a second, the real St Vitus is visible because it is left unaltered. more
Quotes:
Captain Beauvais:
[pointing a pistol at Valjean with a trembling hand] Are you a convict? Is that true?
Jean Valjean:
Yes.
Captain Beauvais:
Where's the inspector in there?
Jean Valjean:
Inside
Captain Beauvais:
Did you kill him?
[Valjean shakes his head]
Captain Beauvais:
[lowers his pistol] That's a pity.
Captain Beauvais:
[hands over his pistol to Valjean] You'd better hit me hard enough... to make a lump.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1998-06-07)" (1998) more
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Wow, pinch me.....I must be dreaming.
This is a Grade A exhibit of how you can still make a terrific movie today without profanity, tons of violence and-or sex.....AND how you can make a picture which carries a good, moral message. This is one of truly rare modern-day films that actually espouses mercy and forgiveness instead of revenge.
This is simply a solid film with a very satisfying ending....satisfying to people who aren't in love with edgy, nasty endings.....such as almost all your professional movie critics. So, if your favorite critic didn't give this film a good review - and most did not - please ignore it.
In addition to the involving storyline and excellent acting by Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman and Claire Danes, the viewer is treated to some beautiful European countryside scenery. My only complaint of this film is the shoddy treatment it received on DVD. No extras and so-so sharpness. Like the movie itself, it deserves more respect.