Les Misérables

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.

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  Gérard Depardieu

  Jean Valjean
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  John Malkovich

  Javert
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  Christian Clavier

  Thénardier
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  Asia Argento

  Éponine Thénardier
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  Charlotte Gainsbourg

  Fantine
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  Jeanne Moreau

  Mère Innocente
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  Veronica Ferres

  Madame Thénardier
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  Virginie Ledoyen

  Cosette
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  Enrico Lo Verso

  Marius
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  Giovanna Mezzogiorno

  Soeur Simplice