Les Misérables

1958

3h 30m

7.2(108 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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Cast & Crew

92 members

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Jean Gabin

Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

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Bernard Blier

Javert father / Javert son

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Béatrice Altariba

Cosette

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Giani Esposito

Marius de Pontmercy

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Bourvil

Thénardier

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Silvia Monfort

Éponine Thénardier

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Danièle Delorme

Fantine

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Elfriede Florin

La Thénardier

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Serge Reggiani

Enjolras

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Fernand Ledoux

Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel

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Madeleine Barbulée

Sister Simplice

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Martine Havet

Cosette at 8 years old

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Lucien Baroux

Monsieur Gillenormand

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Julienne Paroli

Madame Magloire

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Jean Ozenne

Prefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer

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Isabelle Lobbe

Azelma

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Jimmy Urbain

Gavroche

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Gérard Darrieu

Feuilly, revolutionary

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Jacques Harden

Courfeyrac

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Marc Eyraud

Grantaire, revolutionary

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Pierre Tabard

Prouvaire

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Suzanne Nivette

Mademoiselle Gillenormand

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Jean Murat

Colonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy

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Gerhard Bienert

President of the Arras court

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René Fleur

Cardinal

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Henri Guégan

Laigle, friend of the ABC

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Luc Andrieux

Henri, insurgent worker

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Harry Hindemith

Convict Cochepaille

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Bernard Musson

Bamatabois, bourgeois

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Gabrielle Fontan

Mother superior of the convent

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Paul Villé

Basque

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Edmond Ardisson

Gendarmerie brigadier

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Christian Fourcade

'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep

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Robert Bazil

Commissioner

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Louis Arbessier

Police prefect

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Laure Paillette

Toussainte, servant of rue Plumet

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Jean d'Yd

Father Mabeuf

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Émile Genevois

Coachman of the omnibus

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Jean Favre-Bertin

'The Death'

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François Darbon

Doctor

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Jean Topart

Narrator (voice)

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Pierre Moncorbier

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Mag-Avril

Monsieur Madeleine's servant

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Pierre Ferval

Prison accountant

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Julien Maffre

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Jean Blancheur

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Rodolphe Marcilly

Bailiff

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Jacques Marin

Monsieur Madeleine's secretary

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Henri Coutet

Carter

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Raymonde Vattier

Bourgeois woman

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Palmyre Levasseur

Sister Perpétue

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Paul Bonifas

Hospital doctor

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André Dalibert

Peasant with the horse in Montfermeil

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Marcel Rouzé

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André Wasley

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Édouard Francomme

Town hall secretary

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Franck Maurice

Man from the gang

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Georges Atlas

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Christoph Beyertt

Bahorel

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Hans Ulrich Laufer

Combeferre

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Arlette Mirapeu

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Roger Pelletier

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Trude Brentina

Bourgeois woman (uncredited)

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Horst Buder

Ernast (uncredited)

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Werner Dissel

Brevet (uncredited)

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Gerhard Einert

Revolutionary (uncredited)

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Hans Finohr

Revolutionary (uncredited)

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Johannes Knittel

'Le cabuc' (uncredited)

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Waltraut Kramm

Waitress (uncredited)

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Wolfgang Lippert

Revolutionary (uncredited)

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Rolf Moebius

General advocate (uncredited)

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Kurt Mühlhardt

Assessor (uncredited)

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Erich Nadler

Beggar (uncredited)

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Klara Reschke

Baptist (uncredited)

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Karl Schnog

Bourgeois (uncredited)

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Werner Segtrop

Defender in court (uncredited)

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Elisabeth Süssenguth

Baptist (uncredited)

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Nico Turoff

Chenildieu (uncredited)

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Fabian Wander

Revolutionary (uncredited)

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Max Doria

Doorman (uncredited)

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Christian Lude

Commissioner of Val-de-Grâce (uncredited)

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Paul Faivre

Gillenormand's coachman (uncredited)

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Jimmy Perrys

Release attendant (uncredited)

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Robert Porte

Paget (uncredited)

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Fredy Barten

(uncredited)

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Christian Brocard

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Raymond Carl

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Harold Conway

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Yvonne Décade

(uncredited)

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Jean-Paul Le Chanois

(uncredited)

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Allain Dhurtal

(uncredited)

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Jean Sylvère

(uncredited)

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