Les Misérables (1952 film)

Infobox Film
name = Les Misérables


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director = Lewis Milestone
producer = Fred Kohlmar
writer = Victor Hugo (novel)
Richard Murphy
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starring = Michael Rennie
Debra Paget
Robert Newton
Edmund Gwenn
music = Alex North
cinematography = Joseph LaShelle
editing = Hugh S. Fowler
distributor = Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
released = August 14 1952
runtime = 105 mins.
country = United States
language = English
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amg_id = 1:28997
imdb_id = 0044907

"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). The film greatly differs from the book as Cosette sees her mother before Fantine died, the Thenardiers, most importantly their daughter, Eponine, are completely cut from the storyline, the Bishop is able to tell the guards that he knew Valjean received them as a gift before the guard mentioned the fact, Enjorlas was cut from the film, making Marius the only leader of the (unnamed) rebellious group, 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 focuses mainly on the romance between Marius and Cosette (not Jean Valjean), Valjean does not lift the cart but merely stops it, the story ends with Javert's suicide and as a result no evidence is provided that Jean 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 Etienne Javert
* Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Courbet
* Sylvia Sidney as Fantine
* Cameron Mitchell as Marius
* Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire
* 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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