Les misérables

"In a time of chaos, in a world of change, he was moved by a book he could not read to become a hero he never imagined."

Nov 3 1995 R 2h 55m
Drama, History

In France during World War II, a poor and illiterate man, Henri Fortin, is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.

Plot

Henri Fortin is poor and iliterate former boxer. Ziman is rich Jewish lawyer from Paris. During WWII they meet when Fortin agrees to drive Ziman's family to Switzerland. Intrigued by Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables", Fortin asks the Zimans to read that book to him during the travel. Before the end of movie every main character would see his character in situations similar to those in Hugo's novel.

Written by

Victor Hugo, Claude Lelouch

Directed by

Claude Lelouch

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Les Films 13, TF1, Canal+

Languages

Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Les Miserables Trailer 1995
Scores
# of Votes
4,238
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA