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Les Misérables

Original title: Les misérables
  • 19581958
  • 3h 30m
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Les Misérables (1958)
Drama
Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert.Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert.Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,717
5,880
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    • Director
      • Jean-Paul Le Chanois
    • Writers
      • Michel Audiard
      • René Barjavel
      • Victor Hugo(novel)
    • Stars
      • Jean Gabin
      • Bernard Blier
      • René Fleur
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jean-Paul Le Chanois
    • Writers
      • Michel Audiard
      • René Barjavel
      • Victor Hugo(novel)
    • Stars
      • Jean Gabin
      • Bernard Blier
      • René Fleur
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    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Les Misérables (1958)
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    Les Misérables (1958)
    Jean Gabin in Les Misérables (1958)
    Béatrice Altariba and Jean Gabin in Les Misérables (1958)
    Jean Gabin in Les Misérables (1958)
    Bourvil in Les Misérables (1958)
    Jean Gabin in Les Misérables (1958)
    Jean Gabin in Les Misérables (1958)
    Bernard Blier in Les Misérables (1958)
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    Jean Gabin
    Jean Gabin
    • Jean Valjean…
    Bernard Blier
    Bernard Blier
    • Javert (père et fils)
    René Fleur
    • Le cardinal
    Julienne Paroli
    • Madame Magloire
    Fernand Ledoux
    Fernand Ledoux
    • Monseigneur Bienvenue Myriel
    Edmond Ardisson
    Edmond Ardisson
    • Le brigadier de gendarmerie
    • (as Ardisson)
    Christian Fourcade
    • Petit-Pierre - le petit ramoneur
    Jean Ozenne
    • Le préfet de Montreuil-sur-Mer
    Bernard Musson
    • Bamatabois - un bourgeois
    Danièle Delorme
    • Fantine
    Elfriede Florin
    • La Thénardier
    Bourvil
    Bourvil
    • Thénardier
    Madeleine Barbulée
    • Soeur Simplice
    Gerhard Bienert
    Gerhard Bienert
    • Le président du tribunal
    Harry Hindemith
    Harry Hindemith
    • Le bagnard Cochepaille
    Robert Bazil
    • Un commissaire
    • (as Bazil)
    Gabrielle Fontan
    • La mère supérieure du couvent
    Martine Havet
    • Cosette à 8 ans
    • Director
      • Jean-Paul Le Chanois
    • Writers
      • Michel Audiard
      • René Barjavel
      • Victor Hugo(novel)
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    • Trivia
      In the "Battle of Waterloo" flashback, English soldiers can be heard singing "The British Grenadiers," one of the most famous UK martial songs.
    • Quotes

      Courfeyrac: It's a pity to kill that young man, he could be your brother.

      Enjolras: He is.

    • Connections
      Featured in Les misérables et Victor Hugo: Au nom du peuple (2020)

    User reviews13

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    8/10
    The best version? No. A good version? Yes.
    To me, the best versions of Les Miserables- a literary classic, and "the great French novel" for a reason- are the ones from 1935, 1978 and especially 1934. Apart from some draggy pacing, staid directing and the very unexciting barricade scenes, this film was still very good and as an adaptation is better than the 1952, 2000 and especially 1998 adaptations. The film looks very detailed and beautiful if at times too clean, and the photography is very skillful and mostly fluid(if clumsy at times in the scenes with the barricade). The music is haunting and dynamic and occasionally playful, while the script is very literate and maintains the brusque nature of Hugo's prose and the story is faithful in spirit to the book with some parts expanded on like with Valjean and Javert- though things were changed to accommodate the age difference between the actors- and Valjean and the bishop, which none of the other adaptations or even the book for that matter did. The storytelling is still poignant and the message of the book is there and it resonates. Of the cast the standouts are Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier and Bourvil. But that is not to dispute Daniele Delorme as a touching Fantine and while Béatrice Altariba achieves some pathos if not being entirely successful at overcoming Cosette's blandness. Gabin is a noble and understated Valjean with a lot of charisma and emotion, his change from immorality and redemption is portrayed very convincingly. Blier's Javert is cold-blooded, obsessive, strong-principled but there is vulnerability and a conflicted side he brings to Javert as well, which stops him from becoming too much of a one-dimensional antagonist. Bourvi's Thernadier is very slimy and funny, one of the best in the role actually, he manages not to be too sadistic or buffoonish, for a comic-villain role that Thernadier is those are a danger and Bourvil doesn't fall into that trap. In conclusion, a very good film and adaptation but from personal perspective it's not a first choice. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Release date
      • 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • East Germany
    • Languages
      • Latin
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Miserablen
    • Filming locations
      • East Germany
    • Production companies
      • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
      • Production Artistique et Cinématographique (PAC)
      • Serena
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,370,699
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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