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 cha... Read allIn 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.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.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 85 wins & 177 nominations total
Dave Hawley
- Convict 3
- (as David Hawley)
Storyline
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- TriviaFantine's assault by a rejected customer is based on an actual incident from Victor Hugo's life that resulted in Fantine's creation: he was on his way to his editor's office when he encountered a young man harassing a prostitute. When she rejected his advances, he shoved a handful of snow down her dress and shoved her to the ground. When she defended herself with her fists, he immediately called the police to arrest his "assailant". Hugo was a minor celebrity at the time, and spoke up on the woman's behalf when the police arrived, and was able to have her set free. Hugo said he was horrified by the unfairness of the woman's situation, and began to imagine that she might have children depending on her, and thus Fantine appeared in his mind.
- GoofsWhen Javert gets the letter from Paris informing him that "Valjean" has been caught, the tricolor French republican flag is seen hanging in the street. But this scene takes place in 1823, during the Bourbon restoration. During this time (1815-30) the tricolor was not in use.
- Quotes
Jean Valjean: To love another person is to see the face of God.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens without any opening credits. The title of the film is stated just before the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsOn the 2023 4K Blu-ray release of the film, the centennial version of the 2012 Universal Pictures logo is replaced with the regular 2013 version of it without the "100th anniversary" tagline.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.189 (2012)
- SoundtracksLook Down
Written by Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Alain Boublil
Performed by Daniel Huttlestone, Eddie Redmayne, Killian Donnelly, Fra Fee, Aaron Tveit & Chorus
Featured review
Magnificent Adaptation
This film is amazing. Absolutely incredible. I don't understand what people are saying about pacing issues, I thought it flowed beautifully. The changes made worked very well. And I didn't think there was any weak link in the cast. I honestly loved Russell as Javert. He wasn't traditional by any means, but what he did worked.
The cgi was not the best, but it kind of created this fantastical other world while still being realistic and grounded.
So many of the acting choices were brilliant and subtle. For example Jackman ever so slightly altered his voice with his characters aging, which I thought was brilliant.
There is no negative thing to say about this movie. However, I do see why a critic may not like it. It's not a critic movie. There isn't a lot of impressive violence, crazy camera shots, etc. the things critics seem to love. It's more grounded in the performances and the story, which it tells extremely well.
The only thing I can point out (because I saw it with my boyfriend who knows nothing about the story) there are two or three slightly confusing plots for those who aren't familiar with Les Mis. But they are either explained later on or not important enough to dwell on.
Anyways, that's my rant. Needless to say I will be seeing it many many times and cannot wait for the DVD so I can own it and watch it even more.
The cgi was not the best, but it kind of created this fantastical other world while still being realistic and grounded.
So many of the acting choices were brilliant and subtle. For example Jackman ever so slightly altered his voice with his characters aging, which I thought was brilliant.
There is no negative thing to say about this movie. However, I do see why a critic may not like it. It's not a critic movie. There isn't a lot of impressive violence, crazy camera shots, etc. the things critics seem to love. It's more grounded in the performances and the story, which it tells extremely well.
The only thing I can point out (because I saw it with my boyfriend who knows nothing about the story) there are two or three slightly confusing plots for those who aren't familiar with Les Mis. But they are either explained later on or not important enough to dwell on.
Anyways, that's my rant. Needless to say I will be seeing it many many times and cannot wait for the DVD so I can own it and watch it even more.
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- Kaite927
- Dec 11, 2012
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Les Miz
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $61,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $149,260,140
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,281,735
- Dec 30, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $442,749,679
- Runtime2 hours 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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