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About
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Theatrical
Apr 20, 1935
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
20th Century Pictures
Keywords
paris, france
based on novel or book
prisoner
release from prison
charity
thief
on the run
fugitive
rebellion
redemption
lawman
social injustice
ex-con
convent (nunnery)
student protest
police inspector
mercy
prison fight
prison camp
galley slave
prison brutality
honest cop
obsessive quest
prison life
prison reform
prisoner abuse
french police
father daughter relationship
parole violation
unjust conviction
french history
les misérables
ex-prisoner
french literature
1830s
law and order
anti-monarchy
suicide by drowning
probation violation
Cast
Full credits →F
Fredric March
Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
C
Charles Laughton
Inspector Emile Javert
C
Cedric Hardwicke
Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
R
Rochelle Hudson
Cosette
F
Florence Eldridge
Fantine
F
Frances Drake
Eponine
J
John Beal
Marius
J
Jessie Ralph
Madame Magloire
M
Mary Forbes
Mlle. Baptiseme
F
Florence Roberts
Toussaint
J
Jane Kerr
Madame Thenardier
F
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Thenardier
C
Charles Haefeli
Brevet
M
Marilyn Knowlden
Little Cosette (as Marilynne Knowlden)
J
John Bleifer
Chenildieu
E
Eily Malyon
Mother Superior
J
John Carradine
Enjolras
B
Bess Flowers
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
R
Robert Greig
Prison Governor at Jean's Release (uncredited)
K
Kai Schmidt
Lawyer (uncredited)
