Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.
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| Christopher Adamson | ... | Bertin | |
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Tim Barlow | ... | Lafitte |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Banker | |
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Veronika Bendová | ... | Azelma |
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David Birkin | ... | Courfeyrac |
| Reine Brynolfsson | ... | Captain Beauvais | |
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Patsy Byrne | ... | Toussaint |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Mother Superior | |
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Václav Chalupa | ... | André |
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Ian Cregg | ... | Feuilly |
| Ben Crompton | ... | Grantier | |
| Claire Danes | ... | Cosette | |
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Zdenek David | ... | Peasant (as Zdenék David) |
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Edna Doré | ... | Old Woman (as Edna Dore) |
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Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France. Written by Tim Kearns <tskearns@aol.com>
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french revolution | police brutality | catholic church | based on novel | male tied up |Taglines:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 May 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,011,840, 3 May 1998Gross USA:
$14,096,321Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$14,096,321Company Credits
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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. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Crazy Credits
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How did this film get missed by the Acadmey Awards? This was a delight to watch. Goeffry Rush does such a good job as the inspector that you forget he is an actor and you really begin to dislike him. This film was also perfectly cast, and it has a wonderful music score. I remember thinking to myself as I watched it, that this movie was going to sweep all the Academy awards at the time it came out(but it didn't-infact in was only nominated for one award -Best Music Score(which it lost to "Shakespere in Love").If you will recall "Shakespere in Love" destroyed all the competition at the Awards in 1998. What a SHAME because this film was 10 times better than "Shakespere in Love" in EVERY catagory. This is also one of my favorite films of all time. I own a copy on VHS which I will get out about once every 3 or 4 months and watch the Beautiful story of Jean Vel-Jean all over again. Looking back to 1998 I still AMAZED that Liam Neeson and Jeffry Rush weren't even nominated for thier roles in this film. This is a film that you and your family will love to watch over and over again. It gets 5 out of 5 stars- A perfect Film, A masterpiece