Les mis is already one of the most financially successful movie musicals of all time, and. It is well shot with good acting from all the actors. The story of a bridetobe trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the. We were just ten minutes into the movie when i had to look at my watch and ask, okay, how long can they keep this up. The original stars of the stage version of musical les miserables will join hugh. Below is a list of actors who portrayed jean valjean, both in the musical and movies. My les miserables dvd had the main actors as richard jordan and anthonay perking.
Les miserables is a 1935 american drama film starring fredric march and charles laughton based upon the 1862 victor hugo novel of the same name. There are 7 other movies coming out on the same date, including my spy, just mercy and 1917. Manenti stars alongside damien bonnard, djebril zonga, issa percia, alhassan ly, steve tientcheu, almany kanoute and nizar ben fatma. Les miserables official movie trailer 2012 hd youtube.
What are the differences between les miserables the musical and the new. Musical maurice barrier original french concept album, original paris stage cast, colm wilkinson original london cast, original broadway cast, 1995. If you have never seen a charles laughton movie this one will get you hooked. As we were told countless times in the buildup to the film s opening, the cast bravely recorded their vocals live, with no. Both played perfect roles in a perfect story which started with the stealing of a loaf and ended with a marriage. The distinguished british cast also includes adeel akhtar the night manager, murdered by my father and academy award winner olivia colman the favourite. My favourite version of les miz yet despite it being only semistaged. Les miserables is a perfectly fine, if not good, cop thriller with a social urgency bubbling under the surface to provide added depth, but its no portrait of a lady on fire, which was sumptuous. The action of the drama depicts the conversion of jean valjean mr forrester by the bishop myriel mr james johnstone and the results as developed at marseilles including an incident with the savoyard jarvais miss catherine lucette. Valjean tries to help a poor factory worker, fantine. It moves along slowly i too am american and didnt get to see the film in its entirety and is somewhat confusing if you havent read the novel from front to back. Attached is a list of all actors who have played marius. Tom hooper, director of the kings speech, successfully gets his cast to belt their lungs out in front of the cameras, avoiding the standard convention of miming to a prerecorded track. Les miserables movie cast featuring west end stars top trumps.
Les miserables 2012 cast and crew cast photos and info. With brilliant performances from the entire cast and a dark and gritty visual design, les miserables is both emotionally haunting and uplifting mainly thanks to. Television adaptation of victor hugos classic novel, which follows jean valjean as he evades capture by the unyielding inspector javert. Heres what members of the cast, including lily collins, dominic west, and david oyelowo look.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 61 produced by 4 music by 1. Les miserables official britains got talent 2009 duration. Damien bonnard plays a sympathetic police officer, assigned to a new team, policing an intercity town in france. Most of the cast are spot on, though a couple of the male bitparts could do with toning down the melodrama. Although he has recently migrated to sheffield, this actordirector continues to. This movie epidimizes what is means to be a follower of jesus christ, and is a great example for our society today. Charles laughton makes this movie, but literally every scene and every character add to this amazing film. If you ever get a chance to see this movie, do not miss it. Sydney brooke after helping out at his fathers restaurant in malibu.
Russell crowe and daniel huttlestone in les miserables 2012 samantha barks. The stage show had 28 actors playing a variety of roles, but the film. Were all familiar with the experience of seeing movies that cram ideas and themes down our throats. A novel by victor hugo, examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of france, the architecture and urban design of paris, p.
This was the last film for twentieth century pictures before it merged with fox film corporation to form 20th century fox. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and. Lead actor issa perica is perfectly cast as issa cub like himself with his delicate features, complexion, beige combat pants, sporting a t shirt with a lion motif explicitly identifying him with the animal. Les miserables is a 2019 french drama film directed by ladj ly in his fulllength feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by ly, giordano gederlini and alexis manenti, based on lys 2017 short film of the same name. Fantines daughter who was taken in by monsieur and madame thenardier to be.
Les miserables sundays at 98c victor hugos masterpiece comes to television in a sixpart adaptation by multi awardwinning screenwriter andrew davies. Les miserables 1978 a movie about faith and living as a. Ive only seen this version once at a ucla french film retrospective, but i was absolutely floored. Its like eating just the topping of the pecan pie, and not bothering with the crust or filling. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing les miserables 2012 near you. I think this version is more frenetically paced than usual, giving it a great energy, but there are points where it could afford to breathe more. Musical richard dewitte original french concept album, gilles buhlmann original paris stage cast, michael ball original london cast, complete symphonic recording, 10th anniversary concert, david bryant original broadway cast. The hollywood reporter david oyelowo on les miserables, making directorial debut with oprah winfrey. This however is an animal destined for a life of imprisonment as a circus animal. A movie about faith and living as a christian praise i am that i am. Several actors in the west end production of the musical appear as members of the student society, including. Lia giovanelli, also a newcomer to acting, takes over the part in episode three as.
It was written and directed by raymond bernard and stars harry baur as jean valjean and charles vanel. Musical fabrice bernard original french concept album, cyrille dupont, fabrice ploquin, florence davis original paris stage cast, liza hayden, oliver spencer, ian tucker original london cast, braden danner original broadway cast. Its a series of crescendo moments with no buildup, no backstory, no pause. The cast and crew marvel at the costumes, sets and look of the series. Les miserables tv movie 1978 drama history jean valjean richard jordan, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert anthony perkins. Based on the classic novel, les miserables, by victor hugo, and the classic broadway stage show of the same name, les miserables is the story of jean valjean, a prisoner who breaks parole, and the police inspector, javert, who tries to hunt him down for breaking parole. Refreshing to see great actors in a film at the beginning of their career. Set against a backdrop of postnapoleonic france as unrest begins to grip the city of paris once more. Les miserables is very old fashioned entertainment. The film takes place in france during the early 19th century and tells the story of jean valjean who, while being hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory workers daughter. He is met with difficulties from the people, as well as from his fellow officers, however he is able to hold it together.