Les Misérables (1958)
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.
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
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Jean Gabin as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu |
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Bernard Blier as Javert father / Javert son |
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Béatrice Altariba as Cosette |
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Giani Esposito as Marius de Pontmercy |
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Bourvil as Thénardier |
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Silvia Monfort as Éponine Thénardier |
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Danièle Delorme as Fantine |
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Elfriede Florin as La Thénardier |
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Serge Reggiani as Enjolras |
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Fernand Ledoux as Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel |
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Madeleine Barbulée as Sister Simplice |
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Martine Havet as Cosette at 8 years old |
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Lucien Baroux as Monsieur Gillenormand |
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Julienne Paroli as Madame Magloire |
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Jean Ozenne as Prefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer |
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Isabelle Lobbe as Azelma |
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Jimmy Urbain as Gavroche |
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Gérard Darrieu as Feuilly, revolutionary |
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Jacques Harden as Courfeyrac |
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Marc Eyraud as Grantaire, revolutionary |
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Pierre Tabard as Prouvaire |
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Suzanne Nivette as Mademoiselle Gillenormand |
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Jean Murat as Colonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy |
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Gerhard Bienert as President of the Arras court |
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René Fleur as Cardinal |
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Henri Guégan as Laigle, friend of the ABC |
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Luc Andrieux as Henri, insurgent worker |
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Harry Hindemith as Convict Cochepaille |
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Bernard Musson as Bamatabois, bourgeois |
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Gabrielle Fontan as Mother superior of the convent |
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Paul Villé as Basque |
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Edmond Ardisson as Gendarmerie brigadier |
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Christian Fourcade as 'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep |
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Robert Bazil as Commissioner |
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Louis Arbessier as Police prefect |
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Laure Paillette as Toussainte, servant of rue Plumet |
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Jean d'Yd as Father Mabeuf |
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Émile Genevois as Coachman of the omnibus |
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Jean Favre-Bertin as 'The Death' |
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François Darbon as Doctor |
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Jean Topart as Narrator (voice) |
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Pierre Moncorbier as |
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Mag-Avril as Monsieur Madeleine's servant |
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Pierre Ferval as Prison accountant |
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Julien Maffre as |
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Jean Blancheur as |
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Rodolphe Marcilly as Bailiff |
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Jacques Marin as Monsieur Madeleine's secretary |
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Henri Coutet as Carter |
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Raymonde Vattier as Bourgeois woman |
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Palmyre Levasseur as Sister Perpétue |
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Paul Bonifas as Hospital doctor |
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André Dalibert as Peasant with the horse in Montfermeil |
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Marcel Rouzé as |
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André Wasley as |
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Édouard Francomme as Town hall secretary |
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Franck Maurice as Man from the gang |
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Georges Atlas as |
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Christoph Beyertt as Bahorel |
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Hans Ulrich Laufer as Combeferre |
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Arlette Mirapeu as |
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Roger Pelletier as |
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Trude Brentina as Bourgeois woman (uncredited) |
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Horst Buder as Ernast (uncredited) |
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Werner Dissel as Brevet (uncredited) |
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Gerhard Einert as Revolutionary (uncredited) |
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Hans Finohr as Revolutionary (uncredited) |
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Johannes Knittel as 'Le cabuc' (uncredited) |
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Waltraut Kramm as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Wolfgang Lippert as Revolutionary (uncredited) |
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Rolf Moebius as General advocate (uncredited) |
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Kurt Mühlhardt as Assessor (uncredited) |
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Erich Nadler as Beggar (uncredited) |
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Klara Reschke as Baptist (uncredited) |
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Karl Schnog as Bourgeois (uncredited) |
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Werner Segtrop as Defender in court (uncredited) |
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Elisabeth Süssenguth as Baptist (uncredited) |
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Nico Turoff as Chenildieu (uncredited) |
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Fabian Wander as Revolutionary (uncredited) |
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Max Doria as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Christian Lude as Commissioner of Val-de-Grâce (uncredited) |
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Paul Faivre as Gillenormand's coachman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Perrys as Release attendant (uncredited) |
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Robert Porte as Paget (uncredited) |
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Fredy Barten as (uncredited) |
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Christian Brocard as (uncredited) |
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Raymond Carl as (uncredited) |
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Harold Conway as (uncredited) |
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Yvonne Décade as (uncredited) |
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois as (uncredited) |
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Allain Dhurtal as (uncredited) |
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Jean Sylvère as (uncredited) |
| Camera | Jacques Natteau | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Novel |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Director |
| Sound | Georges Van Parys | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Serge Piménoff | Production Design |
| Art | Karl Schneider | Production Design |
| Production | Pierre Cabaud | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Writer |
| Writing | René Barjavel | Writer |
| Production | André Hunebelle | Producer |
| Production | René Bezard | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Production | Paul Cadéac | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roberto Dandi | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Michel Audiard | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Guyot | Costume Design |
| Production | Adrien Remaugé | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luise Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frédéric Junker | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louis Bonnemaison | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jules Chanteau | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Gasperina | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarete Walther | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernhard Kalisch | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Lieselotte Johl | Editor |
| Editing | Emma Le Chanois | Editor |
| Production | Erich Kühne | Production Manager |
| Production | Richard Brandt | Production Director |
| Sound | Hubert Kübler | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | René-Christian Forget | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Dagmar Bolin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Max Friedmann | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michel Pezin | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Serge Vallin | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alain Douarinou | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Henri Tiquet | Camera Operator |
| Production | Louis Duchesne | Production Manager |