A variation on Victor Hugo's classic novel by means of the story of a man whose life is affected by and somewhat duplicated by the Hugo story of the beleaguered Jean Valjean.
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Title: Les Misérables (1995)
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Cast
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean | |
| Michel Boujenah | ... | André Ziman | |
| Alessandra Martines | ... | Elise Ziman | |
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Salomé Lelouch | ... | La fille Ziman (as Salome) |
| Annie Girardot | ... | Thénardière 1942 | |
| Philippe Léotard | ... | Thénardier 1942 | |
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Clémentine Célarié | ... | Catherine / Fantine |
| Philippe Khorsand | ... | Le policier / Javert | |
| Ticky Holgado | ... | Le gentil voyou / Kind Hoodlum | |
| Rufus | ... | Thénardier 1830 / 1906 | |
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Nicole Croisille | ... | Thénardière 1830 / 1906 |
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William Leymergie | ... | Toureiffel |
| Jean Marais | ... | Mgr Myriel | |
| Micheline Presle | ... | La mère supérieure / Mother Superior | |
| Darry Cowl | ... | Le bouquiniste / Bookseller | |
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Henri Fortin is poor and iliterate former boxer. Ziman is rich Jewish lawyer from Paris. During WWII they meet when Fortin agrees to drive Ziman's family to Switzerland. Intrigued by Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables", Fortin asks the Zimans to read that book to him during the travel. Before the end of movie every main character would see his character in situations similar to those in Hugo's novel. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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In a time of chaos, in a world of change, he was moved by a book he could not read to become a hero he never imagined.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, brief language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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In the scene when Elise Ziman, André Ziman and the other escaping Jews are led to what they believe is the border of Switzerland and the Germans are waiting along the tree line for them. A close up of a German solder wearing a Wehrmacht (army) uniform is shown behind a machine gun. In reality the solders waiting for them would have been Waffen SS. During the war Wehrmacht Units did not have anything to do with rounding up and evacuation of the Jews. This was the job of the SS, SD, Polizei and Gestapo. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
3 November 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les misérables du vingtième siècle See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$740,048Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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one of the greatest French films of the last few decades yet, sadly, a film almost entirely overlooked by most critics...including the Lelouch-bashers of the contemporary French film industry.
make no mistake: most of those who have seen it--certainly everyone I know who has seen it--tend to regard it as a genuine classic of world cinema and the finest film of the year of its release.
powerful, skillful and impassioned, I can recommend it without reservation.
a triumph for all concerned.