Les Miserables (1978)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 30min
- Drama, History
- 27 Dec 1978 (USA)
- TV Movie
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Richard Jordan | ... |
Jean Valjean
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Anthony Perkins | ... |
Javert
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Cyril Cusack | ... |
Fauchelevent
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Claude Dauphin | ... |
Bishop Myriel
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John Gielgud | ... |
Gillenormand
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Ian Holm | ... |
Thenardier
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Celia Johnson | ... |
Sister Simplice
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Joyce Redman | ... |
Magliore
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Flora Robson | ... |
The Prioress
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Christopher Guard | ... |
Marius
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Caroline Langrishe | ... |
Cosette (adult)
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Angela Pleasence | ... |
Fantine
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David Swift | ... |
Troufiat
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Timothy Morand | ... |
Enjolras
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William Squire | ... |
Magistrate
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Geoffrey Russell | ... |
Court President
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Caroline Blakiston | ... |
Madame Thenardier
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Michael Sheard | ... |
Commissary
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Dexter Fletcher | ... |
Gavroche
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Joanna Price | ... |
Cosette (child)
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Dave Hill | ... |
Chenildieu
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John Moreno | ... |
Cochopaille
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Roy Evans | ... |
Brevet
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Brian McDermott | ... |
Lebec
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Eileen Way | ... |
Lodger
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Struan Rodger | ... |
Javert's Aide
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Delena Kidd | ... |
Valjean's Sister
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Kenneth Colley | ... |
Police Prefect
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Christopher Burgess | ... |
Police Inspector
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Christian Rodska | ... |
Antoine
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Donald Sumpter | ... |
Agent
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Donald Bisset | ... |
Gillenormand's Servant
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Michael Barrell | ... |
Spectator
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Rupert Frazer | ... |
Gendarme
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Anthony May | ... |
Gendarme
(as Anthony Way)
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Peter Diamond | ... |
Butcher Who Fights Valjean (uncredited)
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Robin Scobey | ... |
Gravedigger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Glenn Jordan |
Written by
John Gay | ... | (screenplay) |
Victor Hugo | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Ron Carr | ... | associate producer |
Norman Rosemont | ... | producer |
Music by
Allyn Ferguson |
Cinematography by
Jean Tournier |
Editing by
Bill Blunden |
Editorial Department
Rita Burgess | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Irene Lamb |
Production Design by
Wilfred Shingleton |
Costume Design by
Olga Lehmann |
Makeup Department
Paul Engelen | ... | makeup chief |
Alain Folgoas | ... | makeup artist (as Alan Folgoas) |
Pat McDermott | ... | chief hair stylist |
Pierre Vadé | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Ray Freeborn | ... | unit manager |
Claude Hauser | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Westley | ... | assistant director |
Christopher Newman | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Tony Curtis | ... | art director: England |
Tony Graysmark | ... | construction manager |
Angela Hareiter | ... | art director: France |
Jack Stevens | ... | art director: France |
Dave Coldham | ... | head plasterer: France (uncredited) |
Arthur Wicks | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Paul Carr | ... | dubbing mixer |
Roy Charman | ... | sound recordist |
Rusty Coppleman | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
Alf Joint | ... | stunt coordinator |
Peter Diamond | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
David Harcourt | ... | camera operator |
Joe Pearce | ... | still photographer |
Ted Deason | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Jeremy Jones | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothy Edwards | ... | wardrobe mistress |
John Hilling | ... | wardrobe master |
Babs Gray | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Allyn Ferguson | ... | conductor |
Ed. Norton | ... | music editor (as Ed Norton) |
Script and Continuity Department
Pamela Mann | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Vicki Deason | ... | production assistant |
Lew Grade | ... | presenter |
Mike Russell | ... | unit publicist |
Bernard Spence | ... | production accountant |
Vincent Canaple | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical) (35 mm)
- Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
- Avid Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS (1978) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1980) (Australia) (video)
- Carlton Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Channel 5 Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Elephant Films (2012) (France) (video)
- Intergroove Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Intergroove Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Key Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Live Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Network DVD (2022) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Precision Video (1981) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (Betamax)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Timeless Media (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Top Tape (Brazil) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bermans & Nathans (costumes)
- Wigs Specialties (wigs created by)
- Roger Cherrill (sound re-recording)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In late eighteenth century France, in the middle of the French Revolution, the unemployed woodman Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) is arrested for stealing bread to feed his family and sentenced to five years in prison in Toulon. He tries to escape from prison due to the mistreatment from cruel Javert (Anthony Perkins), increasing his sentence. Nineteen years later, he is released, but forced to carry identification that labels him a thief, making him unwelcome at inns and many other places, but is helped by the kind Bishop Myriel (Claude Dauphin) who feeds and shelters him. However, he steals his silverware at dawn, but he is arrested by two Policemen and brought back to the Bishop. The Bishop tells them that the silver objects were a gift, and gives two additional candlesticks to Valjean. When the Policemen leave the place, the Bishop tells Valjean that he has bought his soul, and now he should live an honest life. Jean Valjean becomes a well-succeeded businessman with the alias Madeleine, bringing prosperity to a small town by producing black beads that he had learned to make in prison, and then becomes the town's Mayor. His life changes when Javert is assigned the Chief of Police of his town. Javert arrests the beggar Fantine (Angela Pleasence) accused of prostitution, but Madeleine asks him to release her and brings her home. He learns that she sends money to a couple to raise her daughter Cosette (Caroline Langrishe). Meanwhile, Javert travels to Paris to denounce Madeleine, but he learns that Jean Valjean is arrested. But Madeleine confesses the truth to the court and releases the man. Now Javert will take him back to Toulon. What will Jean Valjean do? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | A timeless tale of one man's search for freedom...and another's quest for revenge. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Lynne Frederick campaigned for the role of Cosette. When she auditioned, she also read for the part of Fantine, but was ultimately deemed too old to play Cosette and too young to play Fantine. See more » |
Goofs | Apart from a single shot of a heated branding iron, none of the supposedly "hot" metal used in imprisoning Valjean and his fellow convicts (collar bolts, other shots of the branding iron) shows the metal glowing, steaming, or giving off any other signs of being heated. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979). See more » |
Quotes |
Javert:
Why did you let me go? Jean Valjean: I had no choice. Javert: Choice? Jean Valjean: Once, many years ago, a remarkable man bought my soul. He removed from it all evil thoughts and gave it to God. See more » |