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Les Miserables

  • 1952
  • Approved
  • 1h 45m
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6.8/10
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Les Miserables (1952)
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AdventureCrimeDramaHistoryRomance

A parole violator in early 19th Century France is relentlessly pursued and persecuted by an obsessive policeman.A parole violator in early 19th Century France is relentlessly pursued and persecuted by an obsessive policeman.A parole violator in early 19th Century France is relentlessly pursued and persecuted by an obsessive policeman.

  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • Richard Murphy
    • Victor Hugo
  • Stars
    • Michael Rennie
    • Robert Newton
    • Debra Paget
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writers
      • Richard Murphy
      • Victor Hugo
    • Stars
      • Michael Rennie
      • Robert Newton
      • Debra Paget
    • 23User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Jean Valjean
    Robert Newton
    Robert Newton
    • Etienne Javert
    Debra Paget
    Debra Paget
    • Cosette
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • Bishop Courbet
    Sylvia Sidney
    Sylvia Sidney
    • Fantine
    Cameron Mitchell
    Cameron Mitchell
    • Marius
    Elsa Lanchester
    Elsa Lanchester
    • Madame Magloire
    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Robert
    Joseph Wiseman
    Joseph Wiseman
    • Genflou
    Rhys Williams
    Rhys Williams
    • Brevet
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Madame Bonnet
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Valjean's Coachman
    • (uncredited)
    Leon Alton
    Leon Alton
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • Cicely
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Anderson
    • Revolutionary
    • (uncredited)
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    George Barrows
    George Barrows
    • Gendarme
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writers
      • Richard Murphy
      • Victor Hugo
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Elsa Lanchester, who plays Madame Magloire, was married to Charles Laughton, the Etienne Javert of the 1935 version of Les Misérables (1935).
    • Goofs
      Instead of a passport printed on yellow paper, to make its nature easily identifiable to all, Valjean is given a passport on regular paper (as evidenced by the fact Valjean did not know its nature until reading its text) with the word "Yellow" stamped across it. This makes no sense and is inaccurate to the way the passports of convicts were handled at the time.
    • Quotes

      Jean Valjean: But this is common humanity! Are you a machine?

      Etienne Javert: I am an officer of the law doing my duty. I have no choice in the matter. It makes no difference what I think or feel or want. It has nothing to do with me - nothing! Can't you see that?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Minty Comedic Arts: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Day the Earth Stood Still (2022)

    User reviews23

    Featured review

    Disappointing

    As a movie standing on its own I'd say its watchable but beyond that I am not able to muster any positive feelings.

    As a great fan of the book (and the musical that came years after this movie version) I am horrified by the major changes that were made to the story. To completely cut out the characters of Eponine and Enjorlas, and a little less so, the Thenardiers alone is something horrible.

    Also, it seemed to focus more on Marius and Cosette's relationship than Valjean.

    Overall, I would not recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the book or the Les Miserables fandom in general. If you really want to watch a movie version I would suggest the 1934 one.

    However if you have no previous experience with Les Mis then you may enjoy it more than I did.
    • bounddarknessyou
    • Dec 17, 2008
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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Jean Valjean
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $280,544
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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