Les Misérables
- Drama
- History
- Romance
4/20/1935
108
NR
The immortal classic that shook a nation… is now a glorious picture !
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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- rebellion
- prisoner
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- release from prison
- redemption
- charity
- thief
- fugitive
- on the run
- lawman
- social injustice
- ex-con
- convent (nunnery)
- student protest
- police inspector
- mercy
- prison fight
- prison camp
- galley slave
- prison brutality
- honest cop
- obsessive quest
- prison life
- prison reform
- prisoner abuse
- french police
- father daughter relationship
- parole violation
- unjust conviction
- french history
- les misérables
- ex-prisoner
- french literature
- 1830s
- law and order
- anti-monarchy
- suicide by drowning
- probation violation
- relentless cop
Cast
Fredric MarchJean Valjean / Champmathieu- Charles LaughtonInspector Emile Javert
- Cedric HardwickeBishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Rochelle HudsonCosette- Florence EldridgeFantine
- Frances DrakeEponine
- John BealMarius
- Jessie RalphMadame Magloire
- Mary ForbesMlle. Baptiseme
- Florence RobertsToussaint
Jane KerrMadame Thenardier- Ferdinand GottschalkThenardier
- Charles HaefeliBrevet
- Marilyn KnowldenLittle Cosette (as Marilynne Knowlden)
- John BleiferChenildieu
- Eily MalyonMother Superior