Les Misérables (1935)
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- Approved
- 1h 48min
- Drama, History
- 20 Apr 1935 (USA)
- Movie
In early-19th-century France, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive policeman.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| Fredric March | ... |
Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
Inspector Emile Javert
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| Cedric Hardwicke | ... |
Bishop Bienvenue
(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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| Rochelle Hudson | ... |
Cosette
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| Frances Drake | ... |
Eponine
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| John Beal | ... |
Marius
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| Florence Eldridge | ... |
Fantine
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| Jessie Ralph | ... |
Madame Magloire
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| Mary Forbes | ... |
Mlle. Baptiseme
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| Florence Roberts | ... |
Toussaint
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Jane Kerr | ... |
Madame Thenardier
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| Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... |
Thenardier
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Charles Haefeli | ... |
Brevet
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| Marilyn Knowlden | ... |
Little Cosette
(as Marilynne Knowlden)
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John Bleifer | ... |
Chenildieu
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| Leonid Kinskey | ... |
Genflou
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Cochepaille
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| Eily Malyon | ... |
Mother Superior
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Ian Maclaren | ... |
Head Gardener
(as Ian MacLaren)
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Vernon Downing | ... |
Brissac
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Lyons Wickland | ... |
Lamarque
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| John Carradine | ... |
Enjolras
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| Herbert Ashley | ... |
Drunk at Inn (uncredited)
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Sam Baker | ... |
Black Convict (uncredited)
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Elmer Ballard | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Reginald Barlow | ... |
Henri (uncredited)
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| George Barraud | ... |
Prosecutor in Arras (uncredited)
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| Leon Beaumon | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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| Margaret Bloodgood | ... |
Factory Forewoman (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
Mayor's Clerk (uncredited)
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| Everett Brown | ... |
Black Convict (uncredited)
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| Herbert Bunston | ... |
Judge at Favorelles (uncredited)
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Ray Burgess | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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| William P. Carleton | ... |
First Judge in Arras (uncredited)
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Phillip Cash | ... |
Galley Carpenter Warders (uncredited)
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Kathleen Chambers | ... |
Jean's Paris Servant After Convent (uncredited)
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| Stephen Chase | ... |
Gendarme at Bishop's Home (uncredited)
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Davison Clark | ... |
Marcin (uncredited)
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| Gilbert Clayton | ... |
Duchaine (uncredited)
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Drunk at Inn (uncredited)
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Maxine Cook | ... |
Thernardier's Child (uncredited)
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Edward Cooper | ... |
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Beam Warder (uncredited)
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| Jack Curtis | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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J. Gunnis Davis | ... |
Defense Consul in Arras (uncredited)
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Joe De Stefani | ... |
Usher in Arras Courtroom / Old Clerk in Arras (uncredited)
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Lowell Drew | ... |
Duval (uncredited)
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David Dunbar | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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Cecil Elliott | ... |
Concierge (uncredited)
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| William Elmer | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Arthur Evers | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Al Ferguson | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Raúl Figarola | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Budd Fine | ... |
Galley Fight Warder (uncredited)
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| Olin Francis | ... |
Galley Whip Warder (uncredited)
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| Christian J. Frank | ... |
Gendarme Investigator (uncredited)
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| Roger Gray | ... |
Gendarme at Inn (uncredited)
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| Robert Greig | ... |
Prison Governor at Jean's Release (uncredited)
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| George Guhl | ... |
Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Galley Prisoner (uncredited)
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Lew Hicks | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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Keith Hitchcock | ... |
Senior Prefect Confirming Gendarme Appointments (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Hoffman | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| Virginia Howell | ... |
Old Beggarwoman Directing Jean to Bishop (uncredited)
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Pierre (uncredited)
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| John Ince | ... |
Third Judge in Arras (uncredited)
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E. Midge Ingleton | ... |
Peasant Woman on Road (uncredited)
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Paul Irving | ... |
Innkeeper Evicting Jean (uncredited)
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Perry Ivins | ... |
M. Devereux (uncredited)
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T.C. Jack | ... |
Galley Fight Warder (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Gendarme at Bishop's Home (uncredited)
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J.J. Lentz | ... |
Galley Carpenter Warders (uncredited)
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Jacques Lory | ... |
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
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| Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Mary MacLaren | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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| George MacQuarrie | ... |
Doorman at Arras (uncredited)
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| Murdock MacQuarrie | ... |
Fauchelevant (uncredited)
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Jean Marion | ... |
Peasant Child with Jean's Sister (uncredited)
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| Jim Mason | ... |
Galley Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Frank McCarroll | ... |
Javert's Aide in Chase (uncredited)
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Galley Whip Warder (uncredited)
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| J.P. McGowan | ... |
Javert's Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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Hercules Mendez | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Tony Merlo | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Art Miles | ... |
Blacksmith Warder / Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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Thomas R. Mills | ... |
L'Estrange (uncredited)
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Roberta Mountjoy | ... |
Thernardier's Child (uncredited)
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| Leonard Mudie | ... |
Priest Counselling Released Prisoners (uncredited)
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| John Northpole | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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| G. Raymond Nye | ... |
Jacques (uncredited)
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Billie Orlean | ... |
Peasant Child with Jean's Sister (uncredited)
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Paul Palmer | ... |
Javert's Aide in Chase (uncredited)
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Claude Payton | ... |
Gendarme at Bishop's Home (uncredited)
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| Frederick Peters | ... |
Galley Whip Warder (uncredited)
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| Francis Powers | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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| Albert Prisco | ... |
Galley Prisoner (uncredited)
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Lorin Raker | ... |
Valsin (uncredited)
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| Joe Rickson | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Gerald Rogers | ... |
Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Buddy Roosevelt | ... |
Beggar (uncredited)
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Kai Schmidt | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Nick Shaid | ... |
Old Beggar on Road (uncredited)
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| C. Montague Shaw | ... |
Factory Foreman (uncredited)
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Clifford Smith | ... |
Javert's Aide in Chase (uncredited)
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| Pat Somerset | ... |
François (uncredited)
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Pietro Sosso | ... |
Jean's Valet Arranging Coach to Calais (uncredited)
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| Robert St. Angelo | ... |
Gendarme in Prefect's Office (uncredited)
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Walter Stegmeier | ... |
Galley Carpenter Warders (uncredited)
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| Robert R. Stephenson | ... |
Drunk at Inn (uncredited)
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| Leo Sulky | ... |
Galley Whip Warder (uncredited)
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Emma Tansey | ... |
Peasant Woman on Road (uncredited)
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Cyril Thornton | ... |
Javert's Plainclothesman (uncredited)
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| Anders Van Haden | ... |
Second Judge in Arras (uncredited)
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| Monte Vandergrift | ... |
Gendarme (uncredited)
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Perry N. Vekroff | ... |
Clerk in Favorelles (uncredited)
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Bradley Ward | ... |
Plainclothesman in Bois (uncredited)
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Harry Webberly | ... |
Lawyer (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Jean's Landlady (uncredited)
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Cecil Weston | ... |
Lodging Housekeeper (uncredited)
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Robert Wilber | ... |
Galley Prisoner (uncredited)
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| Leo Willis | ... |
Galley Fight Warder (uncredited)
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| Harry Wilson | ... |
Galley Fight Warder (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Gendarme Investigator (uncredited)
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Seymour Zeliff | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Boleslawski | ||
Written by
| Victor Hugo | ... | (novel) |
| W.P. Lipscomb | ... | () |
Produced by
| William Goetz | ... | associate producer |
| Raymond Griffith | ... | associate producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alfred Newman | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Gregg Toland | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Barbara McLean | ||
Casting By
| Lew Schreiber | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Richard Day | ||
Costume Design by
| Omar Kiam | ||
Makeup Department
| Burt Amanda Hadley | ... | set makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Buddy King | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Ray Lopez | ... | set makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Guy Pearce | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ed Ebele | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Shubert | ... | third assistant director |
| Eric Stacey | ... | assistant director |
| Tom Andre | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
| Mason N. Litson | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Julia Heron | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| V.L. McFadden | ... | construction (uncredited) |
| Irving W. Sindler | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound |
| Frank Maher | ... | sound |
| Fred Lau | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ray Binger | ... | process photography |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jack Brown | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Eddie Garvin | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ralph Hoge | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Bert Shipman | ... | second camera operator (uncredited) |
| Charles Straumer | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| William E. Thomas | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| William Bridgehouse | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Alice Carey | ... | wardrobe woman (uncredited) |
| Larry Judge | ... | set wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Jimmy Jackson | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Alfred Newman | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Corynn Kiehl | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | presenter |
| Emily Baldwin | ... | stand-in: Rochelle Hudson (uncredited) |
| Harry Bates | ... | stand-in: Charles Laughton (uncredited) |
| Charles Darwin | ... | stand-in: John Beal (uncredited) |
| Monroe Greenthal | ... | press agent (uncredited) |
| Edward P. Lambert | ... | research director (uncredited) |
| John Westwood | ... | stand-in: Frederic March (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1935) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1935) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1935) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1936) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1936) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1936) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Loet C. Barnstijn's Standaard Films (1936) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1956) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- CBS/Fox (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Costume Company (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is by far the best version of "Les Misérables" ever made in my opinion and the critics. Charles Laughton makes this movie, but literally every scene and every character add to this amazing film. If you have never seen a Charles Laughton movie this one will get you hooked. His portrayal of Inspector Javert is 2nd to none. He tracks the wanted man Jean Valjean throughout the movie and the twists and turns are so well done even you movie buffs will not see what's coming. The movie takes you through Valjean's life and many crossroads that shape his life. My words don't do this movie justice. This is a must see Drama. The scene with the priest always gets to me, be sure to catch all the dialog. This movie will make you laugh though it is not a comedy. It will make you mad. It will move your heart in a good way. You will become many of the characters as you watch the film. The less you know about the film the better in my opinion which is why my summary is so vague on details. You can only see a movie for the first time once so enjoy it. I know I did. And this is one of those you can see over and over through the years and it always gives you something more. Written by MarkMann |
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| Taglines | The Immortal Classic That Shook A Nation . . . Is Now A Glorious Picture ! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Florence Eldridge, who plays Fantine, was Fredric March's wife in real life. They were married from 1927 until March's death in 1975. See more » |
| Goofs | Valjean's coat and cloak have dirt on them while he's drenching his horse at the White Sergeant, but are clean before and after that. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Minute Movie Masterpieces (1989). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Prologue: "So long as there exists in this world that we call civilized, a system whereby men and women, even after they have paid the penalty of the law and expiated their offences in full, are hounded and persecuted wherever they go - this story will not have been told in vain." Victor Hugo See more » |
| Quotes |
Jean Valjean:
How do you know I won't murder you in the night? Bishop Bienvenu: [remains calm] Well, how do you know I won't murder you? Jean Valjean: Nah... Bishop Bienvenu: You have faith in me it seems. And I must have faith in you, musn't I? Good night. See more » |