Les Misérables (1982)
"Les misérables" (original title)

The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert.

Director:

Robert Hossein

Writers:

Alain Decaux (adaptation), Alain Decaux (dialogue),

Stars:

Lino Ventura, Jean Carmet, Michel Bouquet

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lino Ventura	...	Jean Valjean
Jean Carmet	...	Thénardier
Michel Bouquet	...	Inspecteur Javert
Evelyne Bouix	...	Fantine
Christiane Jean	...	Cosette
Franck Cabot-David	...	Marius (as Frank David)
Hervé Furic	...	Enjolras (as Hervé Fulric)
Robin Renucci	...	Courfeyrac
Françoise Seigner	...	La Thénardier
Candice Patou	...	Eponine
Paul Préboist	...	Fauchelevent
Louis Seigner	...	Monseigneur Myriel
Valentine Bordelet	...	Cosette enfant
Emmanuel Curtil	...	Gavroche
Roger Hanin	...	L'aubergiste

Storyline

The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert.

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Plot Keywords:

cosette | harassment | orphan | paris france | assumed identity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 October 1982 (France)

Also Known As:

Os Miseráveis

Company Credits

Production Co:

G.E.F., Modern Media Filmproduktion, Société Française de Production (SFP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

187 min 220 min (4 parts) (miniseries) 156 min (VHS)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The musical version of 'Les Misérables' opened at the Broadway Theater on March 12, 1987 and ran for 6680 performances, making it the third longest running show on Broadway.

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Connections

Version of Les Misérables (2012)

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Soundtracks

"La Faute à Voltaire"
Extrait de la Tragédie Musicale "Les Misérables"
by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg et Jean-Marc Natel
arrangement: John Cameron (as J. Cameron)
Editions musicales A. Boublil-TOP no1
Disques Tréma

User Reviews

Lino Ventura was the best Jean Valjean ever

Robert Hossein offered the public a great version of Victor Hugo's novel. I read the book many times and I only regret that the movie (and even the TV version more complete) has to cut some of the action, or the film would have to be at least 6 hours long.

The actors are all well chosen. from the always perfect Michel Bouquet to Jean Carmet and Candice Patou, very moving, and Christine Jean, very beautiful. But most of all there is Lino Ventura. He is Jean Valjean, he doesn't only play the part. I guess in his real life, he was a kind of Valjean himself, having a difficult life in his youth. This movie has been made 20 years ago and it's now a classic. No one could tell it's already such an old movie, the message is still the same since Victor Hugo's time. The story is out of time and this movie version is too.