A colorful and clever rendering with a great cast giving good performances throughout; containing a colorful, adequate cinematography and rousing as well as sensitive musical score. Displaying nice settings , luxurious costumes and well paced .TV series by Glenn Jordan, boasts great players, such as: Anthony Perkins, Richard Jordan, John Gielgud, Cryl Cusack, Flora Robson, Ian Holm , Claude Dauphin, Celia Johnson, Joyce Redman, Christopher Guard, Caroline Langrishe, Angela Pleasence. Yet another rendition based on Victor Hugo novel with fine performances by stard-studded cast. Adequate retelling 1978 TV series dealing with the famous Victor Hugo novel set in 19th century during a revolution against emperor Napoleon III to overthrow him and proclaim the French Republic. Concerning the known story of Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, he is sentenced to 5 years for theft, then is given an additional 5 years for his first escape attempt and 10 years for his second, bringing his total sentence up to 20 years. He escapes and is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert. After facing poverty and jail, and subsequent getaway, the paroled convict called Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), is redeemed by the kindness of a bishop (Claude Dauphin). While factory worker Fantine (Angela Pleasence), turns to prostitution to survive and maintain her daughter who later is badly cared by a nasty marriage. Nowadays, Jean is a Mayor of a little town and he is attempting to mend his past ways, but he is continually hounded by the obsessed policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins), who is determined to lock him away. The ending act is set during a student uprising in the 1830s while Valjean is trying to save his adopted daughter Cosette (Caroline Langrishe) and her boyfriend, a student who has revolutionary ideas. As Jean attempts to get his triumph against distresses through adversity, sacrifice and hardship. Victor Hugo's classic flames anew!... Of Jean Valjean, the hunted! Of Javert, the hunter, who hounded him from here to eternity!. All new! All thrilling!. Victor Hugo's Immortal Classic! .Exactly as Victor Hugo wrote it!
This is a timeless and interesting tale of one man's search for freedom and another's quest for vengeance. This exciting story is finely detailed, spectacularly shown, lavishly realized, and well developed , though with no originality. As production design, atmosphere, musical score by Allyn Ferguson, cinematography by Jean Tournier are all top-notch. The plot follows the ordinary canon, as the hounded ex-criminal Valjean mercilessly pursued by the stubborn, relentless Javert and performing a cat and mouse game in 19th century France. It displays an essentially careful study of the main roles, more than previous versions. This mini-series was financed in big budget by producer Norman Rosenmont and professionally directed by Glenn Jordan assuring tension, entertainment and excitement enough. Well worth watching. Better than average.
This notorious novel by Victor Hugo has been adapted on several versions, they are as follows : The classic retelling ¨Les Miserables 1935¨ by Richard Boleslawski with Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson, Florence Eldridge. ¨Les misérables¨(1935) by Raymond Bernard with Harry Baur, Charles Vanel , Paul Azaïs . ¨Les Miserables 1952¨ by Lewis Milestone with Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget, Edmund Gwenn. Italian version, ¨Les Miserables 1952¨ by Riccardo Freda with Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese. ¨French adaptation ¨Les Miserables 1957¨with Jean Gavin, Bernard Blier, Serge Reggiani. ¨Les miserables 1995¨ by Claude Lelouch with Jean Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Jean Marais, Rufus, Philippe Leotard, Alexandra Martines. ¨Les Miserables 1998¨ by Billie August with Liam Neeson , Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Hans Matheson, Peter Vaughan. A recent musical ¨Les Misérables¨ (2012) by Tom Hooper with Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen. ¨Les Misérables (2018-2019)¨ with Dominic West, David Oyelowe, Lily Collins, David Bradley, Olivia Colman, Lynn Collins, Emma Fielding, among others.
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