Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession.
Top Cast
Gérard Depardieu as Jean Valjean
John Malkovich as Javert
Christian Clavier as Thénardier
Asia Argento as Éponine Thénardier
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Fantine
Photos
Reviews
Loading reviews…
More Like This
Jane Eyre
24 Sep 2006
The Crimson Field
06 Apr 2014
The Count of Monte Cristo
07 Sep 1998
Little Disasters
22 May 2025
Jane Eyre
09 Oct 1983
Neverwhere
12 Sep 1996
Miss Austen
02 Feb 2025
The Winds of War
06 Feb 1983
Joan
29 Sep 2024
Scarlett
13 Nov 1994
Summer '36
18 May 2026
Shōgun
15 Sep 1980
Agatha Christie's Marple
12 Dec 2004
Pearson
17 Jul 2019
Fosse/Verdon
09 Apr 2019
The Mysterious Benedict Society
25 Jun 2021
Revelations
13 Apr 2005
Wuthering Heights
30 Aug 2009
I, Claudius
20 Sep 1976
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
09 Jul 2022