Les Misérables is a 1935 American drama film starring Fredric March and Charles Laughton based upon the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same name. The movie was adapted by W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. This was the last film for Twentieth Century Pictures before it merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox. The plot of the film basically follows Hugo's novel Les Misérables, but there are many differences.
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Directed by | Richard Boleslawski |
Screenplay by | W. P. Lipscomb |
Based on | Les Misérables by Victor Hugo |
Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
Starring | Fredric March |
Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
Edited by | Barbara McLean |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
Production company | Twentieth Century Pictures |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 103 minutes (normal) 6 minutes (credits) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Assistant Director, the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. The National Board of Review named the film the sixth best of 1935.
This adaptation made quite a lot of changes, many of which can also be found in later adaptations:
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