Les Misérables (1948) I miserabili (original title)

Director:

Riccardo Freda

Writers:

Riccardo Freda (screenplay)
Victor Hugo (novel)
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Release Date:

24 March 1952 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jean Valjean, pursued through the years for a minor infraction by the implacable policeman Javert, attempts...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Gino Cervi	...	Jean Valjean
Valentina Cortese	...	Fantina / Cosetta
Hans Hinrich	...	Javert (as Giovanni Hinrich)
Luigi Pavese	...	Thenardier
Jone Romano	...	La Thenardier
Gino Cavalieri	...	L'archivista della polizia
Massimo Pianforini	...	Il vescovo Myriel
Duccia Giraldi	...	Cosetta da bambina
Nino Marchetti
Alba Settacioli		(as Alba Setaccioli)
Andreina Pagnani	...	Suor Simplicia
Aldo Nicodemi	...	Marius
Joop van Hulzen	...	Il barone Gillenormand
Delia Orman	...	Eponine
Ugo Sasso	...	Enjolras
Luigi Garrone		(as Luigi A. Garrone)
Dino Maronetto
Franco Balducci
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Un rivoluzionario
Giuseppe Pierozzi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ada	...	Duccia (uncredited)
Ciro Berardi	...	(uncredited)
Amelia Beretta	...	(uncredited)
Oreste Fares	...	(uncredited)
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Tholomyes, un cliente di Fantina (uncredited)
Cosetta Greco	...	(uncredited)
Armando Guarnieri	...	(uncredited)
Carlo Jachino	...	(uncredited)
Luisa Leonardi	...	La sorvegliante della fabbrica (uncredited)
Dina Romano	...	(uncredited)
Gian Paolo Rosmino	...	(uncredited)
Michele Sakara	...	(uncredited)
Rinaldo Smordoni	...	Gavroche (uncredited)
Idolo Tancredi	...	(uncredited)
Enrico Urbini	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Riccardo Freda		(US prints) (as Robert Hampton)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Riccardo Freda		screenplay
Victor Hugo		novel "Les Misérables"
Mario Monicelli		screenplay
Vittorio Nino Novarese		screenplay
Steno		screenplay (as Stefano Vanzina)

Produced by
Carlo Ponti	....	producer

Original Music by
Alessandro Cicognini

Cinematography by
Rodolfo Lombardi

Film Editing by
Otello Colangeli

Production Design by
Guido Del Re
Guido Fiorini

Costume Design by
Dario Cecchi

Makeup Department
Alberto De Rossi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Clemente Fracassi	....	production manager
Bruno Todini	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Giorgio Lastricati	....	assistant director
Valentino Trevisaneto	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ivo Battelli	....	assistant production designer

Sound Department
Giovanni Rossi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Nando Ferrazza	....	camera operator
Guglielmo Lombardi	....	camera operator (as Memmo Lombardi)
Ugo Lombardi	....	camera operator
Giorgio Orsini	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Baroni	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Fernando Previtali	....	conductor

Other crew
Dhia Cristiani	....	voice dubbing: Valentina Cortese (role of "Cosetta" only ) (uncredited)
Rina Morelli	....	voice dubbing: Valentina Cortese (role of "Fantina" only ) (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lux Film

Distributors

• Lux Film (1948) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lux Film Distributing Corporation (1952) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)

Also Known As:

"I miserabili" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

140 min | USA:118 min | 188 min (Caccia all'uomo: 92 mn / Tempesta su Parigi: 96 mn)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Company:

Lux Film

Trivia:

The film was presented in two parts, called "Caccia all'uomo" and "Tempesta su Parigi". They were respectively released on 21 January 1948 and 28 January 1948.

Movie Connections:

Version of Jean Valjean (1931)