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Les Misérables

Year:
Duration:
134 min | Argentina:132 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | History | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Bille August
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1998-05-01
Filming Locations: Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $5,011,840 (USA) (3 May 1998)
Gross: $13,871,914 (USA) (19 July 1998)
Cast
Actor
Character
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman
Les Misérables
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson
Les Misérables
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)
Louis Hammond
Letter Reader
Gillian Hanna
Mme. Thénardier
Janet Henfrey
Mme. Gilot
Shane Hervey
Gavroche
Zdenek Hess
Foreman
Gerard Horan
Digne Gendarme
Kelly Hunter
Mme. Victurien
Lennie James
Enjolras
Toby Jones
Doorkeeper
Jon Kenny
Thénardier
Pavel Kocí
Coachdriver
Silvie Koblízková
Éponine
Jan Kuzelka
Furniture Dealer
Peter Mackriel
Doctor
Margery Mason
Nursing Nun
Shannon McCormick
Redheaded Gendarme
John McGlynn
Carnot
Philip McGough
Judge
David McKay
Informer
Liam Neeson
Valjean
Mimi Newman
Cosette - aged 8
Alex Norton
General
Ralph Nossek
Clerk
Frank O'Sullivan
Brevet
Zoja Oubramová
Old Woman
Jirí Patocka
Old Man
Petr Pénkava
Begger Child
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Bamatabois
Milan Riehs
Priest
Geoffrey Rush
Javert
James Saxon
Chabouillet
Petr Strnad
Young Homeless Boy
John Surman
Stonemason
Miroslav Táborský
Gendarme (as Miroslav Taborsky)
Terence Taplin
Prosecutor (as Terry Taplin)
Richard Toth
Gendarme
Edward Tudor-Pole
Landlord (as Edward Tudor Pole)
Peter Vaughan
Bishop
Zdenek Vencl
Messenger (as Zdenék Vencl)
Tony Vogel
Lombard
Pavel Vokoun
Sergeant
Jan Unger
Officer
Joshua Wren
Old Homeless Boy
Libor Zídek
Wig Maker (as Libor Zídek)
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Trivia
This version concentrates on the story of Valjean and Javert, with less emphasis on the romance between Cosette and Marius. Thénardier, a key character in the novel, appears in just one scene; his daughter, Eponine, is only seen in the background. Many fans of the musical version bemoaned the loss of Eponine and her love triangle with Marius and Cosette.
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The trailer and many photo galleries include Jean Valjean falling on his knees and tearing up his yellow passport. The scene doesn't appear in the final film.
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The town in which Jean Valjean becomes mayor is named Montreuil-sur-Mer in the book. This is a real port town in the region of Calais, across the waters from England. English readers of the book often missed this fact, as most past translations transcribed the town's name "blanked out" as "M____-sur-M__". In the movie the town is called Vigau, a name made up of the first and last syllables of Victor Hugo, the author of Les Misérables.
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Goofs
The band plays "Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale" at Lamarque's funeral. Hector Berlioz composed the song in 1840, 8 years later.
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When Fantine is sick and in bed, she coughs up blood and smears it on her face. In the next scene, no trace of blood is on her face.
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After Cosette is told by Valjean about his past and they leave the house. Marius goes to the house and starts banging on the door shouting for her. The door is equipped with a Yale lock, not invented until 100 years later.
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Quotes
Jean Valjean: You might be making a mistake.
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Mme. Gilot: [sharing their meal with homeless convict] What crime did you commit?
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Jean Valjean: [Valjean is being taken away] This is right, my dear. I stole something, I did. I stole happiness with you. I don't mind paying.
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Faq
Q
What was all the fighting about?
A
The movie depicts what has been called the June Rebellion aka the 'Uprising of 1832,' when a large group of Parisian Republicans consisting mostly of working class and students staged an insurgency against the French monarchy, which was then headed by Louis Philippe I. Protesting against poor working conditions and bad economic conditions, they barricaded the streets and held out for two days (June 5-6) until the national guard and thousands of soldiers broke through the barricades, killed hundreds of the insurgents and effectively ended the uprising.
Q
Is 'Les Misérables based on a book?
A
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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Photos from cast
Uma Thurman Hans Matheson
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