The best Victor Hugo adaptations
by janisgoody | created - 06 Jan 2020 | updated - 28 Jan 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,015 | Gross: $148.81M
3 Academy Awards winner - Best supporting actress (Anne Hathaway), Best makeup, Best sound mixing 3 Golden Globes Awards winner - Best musical, Best actor (Hugh Jackman), Best supporting actress 5 Academy Awards nominations (Best picture, Best actor, Best costumes, Best song - "Suddenly", Best production design) 1 Golden Globes Award nomination (Best song)
2. Les Misérables (1982)
Unrated | 220 min | Drama
The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert.
Director: Robert Hossein | Stars: Lino Ventura, Jean Carmet, Michel Bouquet, Valentine Bordelet
Votes: 1,062
3. Caccia all'uomo (1948)
86 min | Drama
Jean Valjean, pursued through the years for a minor infraction by the implacable policeman Javert, attempts to create a life for himself and for his adopted daughter Cosette amid the ... See full summary »
Director: Riccardo Freda | Stars: Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Hans Hinrich, Luigi Pavese
Votes: 169
1 Venice Film Festival nomination (Golden Lion)
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet, Alain Cuny
Votes: 3,166
5. Les Misérables (1958)
210 min | Drama
Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Stars: Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, René Fleur, Julienne Paroli
Votes: 1,780
6. The Man Who Laughs (2012)
95 min | Drama
A freak show performer's life is turned upside down when he is discovered to be the missing son of a disgraced noble.
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Marc-André Grondin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Christa Théret
Votes: 1,456 | Gross: $0.05M
7. The King's Jester (1941)
92 min | Drama
Theatrical adaptation: Rigoletto the hunchbacked clown has a daughter who becomes involved with the lecherous King.
Director: Mario Bonnard | Stars: Michel Simon, María Mercader, Rossano Brazzi, Doris Duranti
Votes: 27
8. Ruy Blas (1948)
93 min | Drama
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar,... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Billon | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Marcel Herrand, Gabrielle Dorziat
Votes: 163
9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 12,280 | Gross: $3.27M
2 Academy Awards nominations (Best sound, Best music)
10. Il tiranno di Padova (1946)
Director: Max Neufeld | Stars: Clara Calamai, Carlo Lombardi, Elsa De Giorgi, Alfredo Varelli
Votes: 12
11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Disfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.
Directors: Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist
Votes: 1,435
1 Emmy Award nomination (Best actor - Anthony Hopkins)
12. Les Misérables (2018–2019)
TV-14 | 372 min | Drama, Romance
Television adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel, which follows Jean Valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding Inspector Javert. Set against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France as unrest begins to grip the city of Paris once more.
Stars: Dominic West, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley
Votes: 9,284
13.
Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009– )
Episode:
Claude Gueux
(2009)
55 min | Romance
Director: Olivier Schatzky | Stars: Samuel Le Bihan, Thomas Chabrol, Robinson Stévenin, Sandrine Le Berre
Votes: 102
14. Ruy Blas (2002 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
Madrid, 1699, during the reign of Charles II. Blas, a hired commoner, dares to love the queen. The plot centers on Bazan's prank on Queen Maria Neuburg in revenge for the fact that she despised him.
Director: Jacques Weber | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Gérard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Xavier Gallais
Votes: 89
15. The Hunchback (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Richard Harris, Salma Hayek, Edward Atterton
Votes: 1,850
4 Emmy Awards nominations (Best art direction, Best costume design, Best hairstyling, Best makeup)
16. Les misérables (2000)
400 min | Drama, History
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 ... See full summary »
Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich, Virginie Ledoyen
Votes: 4,569
17. Les Miserables (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 1,928
1 Emmy Award nomination (Best directing)
18. Les Misérables (1935)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance
In early-19th-century France, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive policeman.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson
Votes: 3,924
4 Academy Awards nominations (Best picture, Best cinematography, Best editing, Best assistant director)
19. The Man Who Laughs (1971– )
Drama
a young heir is abandoned and raised by a traveling comedian,takes advantage of the smile-shaped scar on his show.
Stars: Xavier Depraz, Eric Damain, Philippe Bouclet, Delphine Desyeux
Votes: 95
20. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
G | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Demi Moore, Jason Alexander, Mary Kay Bergman, Corey Burton
Votes: 171,675 | Gross: $100.14M
1 Satellite Award winner - Best animated picture 1 Academy Award nomination (Best music) 1 Golden Globes Award nomination (Best score)
21. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Olga Baclanova
Votes: 8,072
22. Quatre-vingt-treize (1921)
165 min | Drama, History
Directors: André Antoine, Albert Capellani, Léonard Antoine | Stars: Charlotte Barbier-Krauss, Paul Capellani, Max Charlier, Georges Dorival
Votes: 42
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