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Les misérables (1998)
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Release Date:
1 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
The legend comes to life.
Plot:
Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives...
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France
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Revolution
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Police
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Police Harassment
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Nun
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Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Secondary Impact
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 May 1998)
Impacting The Record Books
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 May 1998)
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How did this film get missed by the Acadmey Awards?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Adamson | ... | Bertin | |
| Tim Barlow | ... | Lafitte | |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Banker | |
| Veronika Bendová | ... | Azelma | |
| David Birkin | ... | Courfeyrac | |
| Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Captain Beauvais | |
| Patsy Byrne | ... | Toussaint | |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Mother Superior | |
| Václav Chalupa | ... | André | |
| Ian Cregg | ... | Feuilly | |
| Ben Crompton | ... | Grantier | |
| Claire Danes | ... | Cosette | |
| Zdenek David | ... | Peasant (as Zdenék David) | |
| Paola Dionisotti | ... | Forewoman | |
| Edna Doré | ... | Old Woman (as Edna Dore) |
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Also Known As:
Les misérables (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, and for some sexual content.
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Runtime:
134 min | Argentina:132 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 (w) |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:PG-13 |
UK:12
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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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Continuity: When Javert pushes Valjean into the table and onto the floor the leg breaks off. In the next shot the leg is still attached to the table.
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Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1998-06-07)" (1998)
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How did this film get missed by the Acadmey Awards? This was a delight to watch. Goeffry Rush does such a good job as the inspector that you forget he is an actor and you really begin to dislike him. This film was also perfectly cast, and it has a wonderful music score. I remember thinking to myself as I watched it, that this movie was going to sweep all the Academy awards at the time it came out(but it didn't-infact in was only nominated for one award -Best Music Score(which it lost to "Shakespere in Love").If you will recall "Shakespere in Love" destroyed all the competition at the Awards in 1998. What a SHAME because this film was 10 times better than "Shakespere in Love" in EVERY catagory. This is also one of my favorite films of all time. I own a copy on VHS which I will get out about once every 3 or 4 months and watch the Beautiful story of Jean Vel-Jean all over again. Looking back to 1998 I still AMAZED that Liam Neeson and Jeffry Rush weren't even nominated for thier roles in this film. This is a film that you and your family will love to watch over and over again. It gets 5 out of 5 stars- A perfect Film, A masterpiece