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Les Misérables
6.9 / 10• 2000•1 Season · 4 Episodes•TV-14• French•Ended
DramaWar & Politics
About the show
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.
Starring
Gérard Depardieu
Jean Valjean
John Malkovich
Javert
Christian Clavier
Thénardier
Asia Argento
Éponine Thénardier
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Fantine
Jeanne Moreau
Mère Innocente
Veronica Ferres
Madame Thénardier
Virginie Ledoyen
Cosette
