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Los miserables
Film / 1958

Los miserables

Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Drama

★ 7.2/10Audience rating

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

The story

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Cast

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Lucien BarouxMonsieur Gillenormand Julienne ParoliMadame Magloire Jean OzennePrefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer Isabelle LobbeAzelma Jimmy UrbainGavroche Gérard DarrieuFeuilly, revolutionary Jacques HardenCourfeyrac Marc EyraudGrantaire, revolutionary Pierre TabardProuvaire Suzanne NivetteMademoiselle Gillenormand Jean MuratColonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy Gerhard BienertPresident of the Arras court René FleurCardinal Henri GuéganLaigle, friend of the ABC Luc AndrieuxHenri, insurgent worker Harry HindemithConvict Cochepaille Bernard MussonBamatabois, bourgeois Gabrielle FontanMother superior of the convent Paul VilléBasque Edmond ArdissonGendarmerie brigadier Christian Fourcade'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep Robert BazilCommissioner Louis ArbessierPolice prefect Laure PailletteToussainte, servant of rue Plumet Jean d'YdFather Mabeuf Émile GenevoisCoachman of the omnibus Jean Favre-Bertin'The Death' François DarbonDoctor Jean TopartNarrator (voice) Pierre Moncorbier Mag-AvrilMonsieur Madeleine's servant Pierre FervalPrison accountant Julien Maffre Jean Blancheur Rodolphe MarcillyBailiff Jacques MarinMonsieur Madeleine's secretary Henri CoutetCarter Raymonde VattierBourgeois woman Palmyre LevasseurSister Perpétue Paul BonifasHospital doctor André DalibertPeasant with the horse in Montfermeil Marcel Rouzé André Wasley Édouard FrancommeTown hall secretary Franck MauriceMan from the gang Georges Atlas Christoph BeyerttBahorel Hans Ulrich LauferCombeferre Arlette Mirapeu Roger Pelletier Trude BrentinaBourgeois woman (uncredited) Horst BuderErnast (uncredited) Werner DisselBrevet (uncredited) Gerhard EinertRevolutionary (uncredited) Hans FinohrRevolutionary (uncredited) Johannes Knittel'Le cabuc' (uncredited) Waltraut KrammWaitress (uncredited) Wolfgang LippertRevolutionary (uncredited) Rolf MoebiusGeneral advocate (uncredited) Kurt MühlhardtAssessor (uncredited) Erich NadlerBeggar (uncredited) Klara ReschkeBaptist (uncredited) Karl SchnogBourgeois (uncredited) Werner SegtropDefender in court (uncredited) Elisabeth SüssenguthBaptist (uncredited) Nico TuroffChenildieu (uncredited) Fabian WanderRevolutionary (uncredited) Max DoriaDoorman (uncredited)

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