John gielgud plays the part of marius aristocratic father, finally won over to appreciate his revolutiondriven son. The 1978 movie ends with the quiet wedding of marius and cosette, attended by two fathers. It is a shame that version is seldom shown on tv but it is a master piece. The sequel to les miserables by laura kalpakian, more a sequel to the musical than to hugos novel.
Facts about les miserables talk about one of the greatest novels in 19th century. Les miserables 1978 film les miserables wiki fandom. 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. Jean valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert. But his secret past comes back to haunt him when his old adversary suddenly makes. In 1862, this french historical novel was published in the market. Latinautor warner chappell, latinautor, ascap, warner chappell, and 5 music. Les miserables 1978 a movie about faith and living as a. Les miserables is one of the greatest novels ever written. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Rent les miserables 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Gio dua, 45episode 30hourlong vietnamese adaptation. Screenwriter john gay does a nice compression job on hugos mammoth. Let us get other interesting facts about les miserables below.
Les miserables 1978 a movie about faith and living as a christian praise i. The grumpiness of a few critics, including this one, wont stop tom hoopers screen version of the 1985 west end musical from cleaning up at the box office and earning oscar. Manenti stars alongside damien bonnard, djebril zonga, issa percia, alhassan ly, steve tientcheu, almany kanoute and nizar ben fatma. Les miserables is a 1978 british madefortelevision film adaptation of the 1862 novel of the same name by victor hugo.
Released 1978, les miserables stars richardjordan, anthonyperkins, cyrilcusack, claudedauphin the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Les miserables 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Rent les miserables 1978 starring richard jordan and anthony perkins on dvd and bluray. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. France, in the middle of the french revolution, the unemployed woodman jean valjean is arrested for stealing bread to feed his family and sentenced to five. My friend says the acting was amazing but the musical performance was lacking and averagemediocre. A classic tale of one mans search for freedom and anothers quest for revenge jean valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by. Do not be put off by the fact that it is a black and white movie, this only adds to the atmosphere. Being an affectionado of the book, les miserables, i was delighted to watch a movie that stayed fairly close to the original theme and not a song and dance show. Les miserables 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. However, the production closed after three months due to the expiry of the booking contract. Les miserables is a 2019 french drama film directed by ladj ly in his fulllength feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by ly, giordano gederlini and alexis manenti, based on lys 2017 short film of the same name.
Les miserables movie 1978 starring richard jordan and anthony perkins rob macks july 2, 2014 at 7. Jan 12, 20 this movie epidimizes what is means to be a follower of jesus christ, and is a great example for our society today. Released 1978, les miserables stars richard jordan, anthony perkins, cyril cusack, claude dauphin the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. That one starred anthony quinn as quasimodo and gina lollabrigida as esmarelda. This 1978 production shouldnt be judged in comparison to the broadway musical or hugos complete novel. May 09, 2015 les miserables original french concept album licensed to youtube by ingrooves on behalf of first night records. This page uses creative commons licensed content from wikipedia view authors. Mar 01, 20 set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells the story of exprisoner jean valjean hugh jackman, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman javert russell crowe. The pursuit consumes both mens lives, and soon valjean finds himself in. Its a peculiarly good and riveting action movie, really, with an unlikely action hero valjean empowered by the grace and goodness of god. What a justice system where stealing a loaf of bread is a lifetime prison sentence. If you like les miserables you are looking for tense, touching and serious movies about with tragic love, redemption, french revolution, crimes, revolution, rich and poor and parents and children themes of drama and history genre shot in uk.
Valjean has nearly floorlength hair and beard after his escape, although french convicts were kept closecropped. Pbs stirring nonmusical captures the beauty and anguish of this unjust life dominic west, david oyelowo, olivia coleman, and lily collins star in this sixpart. In the middle 1950s two film versions of hugos best remembered novels appeared and disappeared very quickly in movie houses. The film was written by john gay, produced by lew grade, and directed by glenn jordan no relation to star richard jordan. When valjean arrives at the town of digne, no one is willing to give him shelter because he is an exconvict. I saw it in french, but there are english dubbed versions available.
Acting was a bit stiff and dated and probably made on a small budget, nevertheless i enjoyed it immensely. That may sound trite in this age of secularism, but it still works. The legend comes to life jean valjean, a frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named javert. Les miserables 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. This the best version of the movie i have ever seen and fredric march and charles laughton are dynamite together. Produced as a television film by sir lew grade in 1978, it shares the weaknesses of many of his other excursions into the cinema in the late seventies and early eighties a. I average 2 to 3 visits to the movie theater a week.
Watch the official trailer for les miserables 24 october 2019 age of the. There are many versions of this film if you have to choose one, choose this one. This is a great addition to other versions of les miserables. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
Dec 30, 2012 top 10 les mizzes better than the new les miz. Dec 30, 2016 however, the original french title is often used to entitle the book published in the englishspeaking countries. I had to read les miserables in french in high school, and never quite understood it, so the details are. There have been countless adaptations, even to the screen. Set against the backdrop of 19thcentury france, les miserables tells the story of exprisoner jean valjean hugh jackman, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman javert russell crowe. A classic tale of one mans search for freedom and anothers quest for revenge jean valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert. Produced as a television film by sir lew grade in 1978, it shares the weaknesses of many of his other excursions into the cinema in the late seventies and early eighties a lack of sparkle and decent script. The pursuit consumes both mens lives, and soon valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in france. Les miserables follows jean valjean harry baur who, after serving a prison sentence for stealing a loaf of bread, attempts to start a new life.
With richard jordan, anthony perkins, cyril cusack, claude dauphin. The convict jean valjean is released from a french prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread and for subsequent attempts to escape from prison. The movie musical is already a worldwide hit, but lovers of the victor hugo novel can find many more satisfying versions. Although much admired by some, im afraid i find this a rather workmanlike production. The french revolution exacted a price on people with that sort of fidelity. Years pass, and valjean has made a new life for himself as the mayor of a french town. As many of you will agree, it is very rare for a movie to approach a novel in quality. Dec 14, 2016 les miserables 1982 french les miserables 1982 french les miserables 1982 french. He killed someone he stole silver candlesticks from a wealthy man he stole bread he stole a horse previous question next question. In the englishspeaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original french title.
Les miserables not rated 2h 30min drama, history tv movie 27 december 1978 jean valjean richard jordan, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert anthony perkins. It was a multipart mini series much longer than this. Jean valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert. This movie epidimizes what is means to be a follower of jesus christ, and is a great example for our society today. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also.