Les Misérables : L'évadé du bagne (1948)
Jean Valjean tente de voler une miche de pain pour nourrir ses petits-enfants, mais il est immédiatement rattrapé par la police et condamné à 5 ans de prison, qui deviennent 18 ans en raison de ses nombreuses tentatives d'évasion. Ayant enfin purgé sa peine, il est libéré mais rejeté par tous. Seule la bonté de l'évêque de Digne, à qui il avait volé deux candélabres, le convainc de changer de vie. Il se construit ensuite une nouvelle identité en tant que M. Madeleine et devient un industriel prospère. Mais pendant toutes ces années, l'inspecteur Javert n'a jamais cessé de le rechercher.
Directeur:
Riccardo Freda
écrivains:
Riccardo Freda, Mario Monicelli, Steno.
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Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean |
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Valentina Cortese as Fantine |
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Hans Hinrich as Javert |
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Luigi Pavese as Thénardier |
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Jone Romano as La Thénardier |
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Gino Cavalieri as Blanchard |
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Massimo Pianforini as Vescovo Myriel |
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Duccia Giraldi as Cosetta da bambina |
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Nino Marchetti as Courfeyrac |
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Alba Setaccioli as La capo reparto dell'ufficina |
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Andreina Pagnani as Suor Simplicia |
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Delia Orman as Éponine |
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Gabriele Ferzetti as (uncredited) |
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Cosetta Greco as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Riccardo Freda | Director |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Camera | Rodolfo Lombardi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Victor Hugo | Novel |
| Writing | Riccardo Freda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Monicelli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Steno | Screenplay |
| Editing | Otello Colangeli | Editor |
| Art | Guido Del Re | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dario Cecchi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Clemente Fracassi | Production Manager |
| Art | Ivo Battelli | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Nando Ferrazza | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Guglielmo Lombardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giorgio Orsini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ugo Lombardi | Camera Operator |
| Production | Bruno Todini | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Giorgio Lastricati | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Valentino Trevisaneto | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Baroni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Giovanni Piccolis | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Alessandro Cicognini | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fernando Previtali | Conductor |