''Les Misérables'' is a 1952 American film adapted from the 1862 novel ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean,

Robert Newton Robert Guy Newton (1 June 1905 – 25 March 1956) was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for hi ...

as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine.

Plot

Cast

* Michael Rennie as

Jean Valjean Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...

* Debra Paget as Cosette * Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7) *

as Javert *

Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), for which he won th ...

as Bishop Myriel * Sylvia Sidney as

Fantine Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young '' grisette'' in Paris who becomes pregnant by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their chi ...

* Cameron Mitchell as Marius * Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire * June Hillman as Mother Superior * Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche * James Robertson Justice as Robert * Joseph Wiseman as Genflou * Rhys Williams as Brevet * Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet * Merry Anders as Cicely * John Rogers as Bonnet * Charles Keane as Corporal *

John Dierkes John Dierkes (February 10, 1905 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in a number of classic Hollywood films. Before becoming an actor, he had been an economist. Life and career Dierkes was born on February 10, 1905 in ...

as Bosun * Lewis Russell as Waiter

Production

Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Paradine Case'' (1947), ''Lette ...

was announced for the role of Marius.

Radio adaptation

''Les Misérables'' was presented on '' Lux Radio Theatre'' December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Cinema of the United States, ...

, with Paget and Newton repeating their roles from the film.

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