Les Miserables overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
Bille August directed this Rafael Yglesias adaptation of the 1862 classic by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) about the quest of Inspector Javert to capture escaped convict Jean Valjean, originally an honest man who was jailed for stealing a single loaf of bread to feed the family of his starving sister. This new interpretation of Hugo's epic begins with Valjean (Liam Neeson), released after 20 years of cruelties and hard labor, reporting for parole in Dijon. Stopping at a bishop's house, he's treated with respect, but even so, he steals silverware, flees, and is captured.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Bille August
- Studio: Sarah Radclyffe Productions, Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Pictures
- Year: 1998
- Run Time: 133 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English, French
- MPAA Rating: PG13 (for violence, and for some sexual content)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: Color
- Release: 1998 05 01 (USA)
