Les Miserables (1978)

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Release Date: Dec 27, 1978 Wide

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The 1979 TV movie Les Miserables was advertised as the 12th feature film to be based on the 1862 Victor Hugo novel (and that was a modest estimate). This time, Richard Jordan is the persecuted French ex-convict Jean Valjean, and Anthony Perkins is the relentless police officer Javert, who dogs Valjean's trail for forty years. Screenwriter John Gay does a nice compression job on Hugo's mammoth novel, including most of the familiar episodes ("The Bishop's Candlesticks" etc.) and reintroducing

Unrated, 2 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Television, Art House & International

Directed By: Glenn Jordan

In Theaters: Dec 27, 1978 Wide

On DVD: Jun 22, 2004

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Pretty good movie. May have to read the novel...

August 25, 2009

Leigh Ryan

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My favorite telling of "Les Miserables" with Anthony Hopkins as Javert and Richard Jordan as Jean Valjean. It depicts many notable events from the book. I liked the grungy prison scenes at the beginning and the murky sewer chase at the end. The music is quite effective. It's a long story, but so was the book. It has a

July 14, 2007