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A film adaptation of the stage musical based on Victor Hugo's novel, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and others. The film follows Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who becomes a philanthropist, and his struggles with Javert, a policeman, and the June Rebellion of 1832.
Les Misérables: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Tom Hooper
- 2012-12-25
A film adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel about Jean Valjean, an ex-convict pursued by police inspector Javert. The film stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes, and was filmed in Prague.
- Jeremy Urquhart
- 'Les Misérables' (1952) - 6.8/10. Truth be told, 6.8/10 is a little generous for this particular version of Les Misérables. It certainly feels like it was produced pretty quickly, as many standard Hollywood movies from the 1940s and 1950s often did, and it makes some strange omissions to the original story in the interest of getting the mammoth novel down to a single 105-minute movie.
- 'Les Misérables' (1982) - 7.2/10. There's a general theme that tends to emerge with Les Misérables adaptations. They're either edited down to two hours or less and will cut out significant characters (usually Monsieur and Madame Thénardier) or chunks of the story (often the finale/epilogue), or they'll otherwise be epic-length movies, nearing three hours, or even exceeding it.
- 'Les Misérables' (1978) - 7.3/10. Perhaps best described as the version of Les Misérables where Norman Bates from Psycho is Inspector Javert, this 1978 take on the classic novel was a U.K.
- 'Les Misérables' (1958) - 7.4/10. With this 1958 French version of Les Misérables coming in at about 3.5 hours in length, perhaps it shows a pattern starting to emerge.
After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is freed by Javert (Russell Crowe), the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money ...
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- Tom Hooper
- PG-13
- Hugh Jackman
Jun 1, 2012 · Watch the trailer for the 2012 movie adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and more. The film is based on Victor Hugo's epic tale of love, sacrifice and redemption in 19th-century France.
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A list of nine film and TV adaptations of Victor Hugo's classic novel, Les Misérables, ranked by a user. Compare the different versions of the story of Jean Valjean and Javert in 19th-century France.
