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Les Miserables

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Les Miserables
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2hrs 30min
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1978
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Live/Artisan
Synopsis: The 1979 TV movie Les Miserables was advertised as the 12th feature film to be based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel (and that was a modest estimate). This time, Richard Jordan is the persecuted French ex-convict Jean Valjean, and Anthony Perkins is the relentless police officer Javert, who dogs Valjean's trail for forty years. Screenwriter John Gay does a nice compression job on Hugo's mammoth novel, including most of the familiar episodes ("The Bishop's Candlesticks" etc.) and reintroducing several ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Jean Valjean
Inspector Javert
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck attends the opening night of "Les Miserables" in New York on Nov. 9, 2006.
Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck attend the opening night of "Les Miserables" in New York on...
Andrea Bowen (Julie Mayer) Bowen began her life as a professional performer on Broadway in New York...
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