Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine.
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Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
Screenplay by | Richard Murphy |
Based on | Les Misérables by Victor Hugo |
Starring | Michael Rennie Debra Paget Robert Newton Edmund Gwenn |
Music by | Alex North |
Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
Edited by | Hugh S. Fowler |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.1 million (U.S. rentals) |
Screenplay
- Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean
- Debra Paget as Cosette
- Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7)
- Robert Newton as Javert
- Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Myriel
- Sylvia Sidney as Fantine
- Cameron Mitchell as Marius
- Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire
- June Hillman as Mother Superior
- Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche
- James Robertson Justice as Robert
- Joseph Wiseman as Genflou
- Rhys Williams as Brevet
- Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet
- Merry Anders as Cicely
- John Rogers as Bonnet
- Charles Keane as Corporal
- John Dierkes as Bosun
- Lewis Russell as Waiter
Louis Jourdan was announced for the role of Marius.
Les Misérables was presented on Lux Radio Theatre December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Ronald Colman, with Paget and Newton repeating their roles from the film.
- Adaptations of Les Misérables