Les Misérables (1952 film)
| Les Misérables | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
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| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | Victor Hugo (novel) Richard Murphy |
| Starring | Michael Rennie Debra Paget Robert Newton Edmund Gwenn |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Editing by | Hugh S. Fowler |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 14, 1952 |
| Running time | 105 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Les Misérables is a 1952 film adaptation of the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, Sylvia Sidney as Fantine, Debra Paget as Cosette, Edmund Gwenn as the bishop, Cameron Mitchell as Marius, Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire and James Robertson Justice as Robert (Fauchelevent).
Differences from the novel
The film greatly differs from the novel:
- The Bishop is able to tell the guards that he knew Valjean received the silver as a gift before the guard mentioned the fact
- Valjean does not lift the cart but merely stops it
- Cosette sees her mother Fantine before Fantine died
- The Thénardiers, most importantly their daughter Éponine, are completely cut from the storyline
- Enjolras was cut from the film, making Marius the only leader of the (unnamed) rebellious group
- The story focuses mainly on the romance between Marius and Cosette (not Valjean)
- Gavroche's part was much smaller, and his death was cut
- Javert follows Valjean through the sewers, where in the book he stands near the only other exit of the sewer patiently
- Javert is only with Valjean when he confronts him before agreeing to let Marius live
- Valjean witnesses Javert's suicide
- The story ends with Javert's suicide and as a result no evidence is provided that Valjean died and that Marius and Cosette wed
- Two new characters were introduced in this movie but were absent from the novel, Valjean's friend, Robert (who owns a very major part) and Valjean's secretary, Rene (who plays a very minor role appearing in only 1 scene).
Cast
- Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean
- Debra Paget as Cosette
- 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
- Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7)
- 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
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