TELEVISION RELEASE: JANUARY 7, 2001 (FOX FAMILY CHANNEL)Director Josée Dayan, screenwriter Didier Decoin (JAKOB THE LIAR), and star Gérard Depardieu had previously collaborated on an adaptation of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and a biopic on BALZAC. They combined their talents again for this fine version of Victor Hugo's classic novel. LES MISÉRABLES has been adapted for the screen many times but rarely with such fidelity to the novel. Jean Valjean (Depardieu) is imprisoned at a young age for
The French TV miniseries is totally worth the six hours of your life, particularly for die-hard Les Mis fans. However, the edited English movie version is not worth ten seconds.
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