- Country: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, USA
- Genres: Drama, History
- Release: 2001-01-07
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: French | English
- Stars: Gérard Depardieu , Christian Clavier , John Malkovich , Virginie Ledoyen , Enrico Lo Verso , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Asia Argento , Veronica Ferres , Jeanne Moreau , Giovanna Mezzogiorno
- Runtime: 90 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Los miserables (Spain) , Les misérables (United States of America) , Los miserables (Venezuela) , Samhällets olycksbarn (Sweden) , Bídníci (Czech Republic) , Les misérables (Australia) , I miserabili (Italy) , Os Miseráveis (Brazil) , Oi athlioi (Greece) , Les Misérables - Gefangene des Schicksals (Germany) , Клетниците (Bulgaria) , Les misérables , Les misérables (France, French Republic) , Les Misérables - kurjat (Finland) , Kurjat (Finland) , Os Miseráveis (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Nędznicy (Poland) , Bedári (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Les misérables (United Kingdom) , Những Người Khốn Khổ (Vietnam) , Les Misérables , Nyomorultak (Hungary) , Отверженные (Russian Federation)
- Plot: The scene is set during the French Restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. Jean Valjean, a galley slave who was sent to prison for stealing food, is now released after serving nineteen years. At first he only encounter mistrust and closed doors; only the saintly Bishop Bienvenu treats him kindly and takes him in. The bishop's truly Christian compassion and humanity not only restores Jean Valjean's faith in the good, but also smoothes his way back to an orderly life. As Monsieur Madeleine, Valjean is soon a wealthy industrialist and popular citizen, even becoming the mayor of a small provincial town. His good fortune departs, however, when he meets Fantine, one of his workers, an unmarried mother who tragically dies of consumption. The well-intentioned Valjean frees Fantine's illegitimate daughter Cosette from the clutches of her insidious foster parents, and looks after her like a father. When Valjean reveals his true identity in order to prevent an innocent man who closely resembles him from being sold into a life of slavery as a result of a police error, he is convicted yet again. Valjean soon succeeds in escaping yet again, however, and manages to live under a false name in Paris for a few years. When Cosette, now a young lady, falls in love with the young attorney Marius Pontmercy, Valjean forbids the match - because he has fallen in love with the young girl himself... At this point, however, Marius finds out about Valjean's disreputable past and about Valjean's love for her and has no choice but to keep him away from Cosette. Valjean, thinking of his former benefactor Bishop Bienvenu, now makes the ultimate sacrifice - he decides to do without Cosette. A short while later Valjean falls seriously ill, but in the face of death he leaves a message of love to the young couple: "There is only one thing in the world that is important - and that is to love each other."
- IMDB:tt0230534
Les misérables Cast · · · ALL
Gérard Depardieu
Jean Valjean
John Malkovich
Javert
Christian Clavier
Thénardier
Asia Argento
Éponine Thénardier
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Fantine
Jeanne Moreau
Mère Innocente
Veronica Ferres
Madame Thénardier
Virginie Ledoyen
Cosette
Enrico Lo Verso
Marius
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Soeur Simplice
Vadim Glowna
Fauchelevent
Steffen Wink
Enjolras
Léopoldine Serre
Cosette enfant
Jérôme Hardelay
Gavroche
Michel Duchaussoy
Gillenormand
Otto Sander
Monseigneur Bienvenu
Christopher Thompson
Courfeyrac
Josiane Stoléru
Baptistine
Jean-Louis Richard
Scarponi
Roger Dumas
(II)
Lorrain
François Hadji-Lazaro
Toussaint
Artus de Penguern
Chabouillet
Denis Podalydès
Scaufflaire
Guilhem Pellegrin
Médecin Plumet
Elisabeth Wiener
Madame Victurnier