Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine.

Les Misérables
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lewis Milestone
Screenplay by	Richard Murphy
Based on	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Produced by	Fred Kohlmar
Starring	Michael Rennie Debra Paget Robert Newton Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography	Joseph LaShelle
Edited by	Hugh S. Fowler
Music by	Alex North
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 14, 1952 (1952-08-14)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.1 million (U.S. rentals)[1]

Plot

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Cast

• Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean
• Debra Paget as Cosette
• Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7)
• Robert Newton as Javert
• Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Myriel
• Sylvia Sidney as Fantine
• Cameron Mitchell as Marius
• Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire
• June Hillman as Mother Superior
• Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche
• James Robertson Justice as Robert
• Joseph Wiseman as Genflou
• Rhys Williams as Brevet
• Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet
• Merry Anders as Cicely
• John Rogers as Bonnet
• Charles Keane as Corporal
• John Dierkes as Bosun
• Lewis Russell as Waiter

Production

Louis Jourdan was announced for the role of Marius.[2]

Radio adaptation

Les Misérables was presented on Lux Radio Theatre December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Ronald Colman, with Paget and Newton repeating their roles from the film.[3]

See also

• Adaptations of Les Misérables

References

External links

• Les Misérables (1952) at IMDb
• Les Misérables at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Les Misérables (1952) at AllMovie
• Les Misérables (1952) at Box Office Mojo