Belgium / Mar 21, 1958 / Brussels
3h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elfriede Florin | La Thénardier |
| Serge Reggiani | Enjolras |
| Fernand Ledoux | Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel |
| Madeleine Barbulée | Sister Simplice |
| Martine Havet | Cosette at 8 years old |
| Lucien Baroux | Monsieur Gillenormand |
| Julienne Paroli | Madame Magloire |
| Jean Ozenne | Prefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer |
| Isabelle Lobbe | Azelma |
| Jimmy Urbain | Gavroche |
| Gérard Darrieu | Feuilly, revolutionary |
| Jacques Harden | Courfeyrac |
| Marc Eyraud | Grantaire, revolutionary |
| Pierre Tabard | Prouvaire |
| Suzanne Nivette | Mademoiselle Gillenormand |
| Jean Murat | Colonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy |
| Gerhard Bienert | President of the Arras court |
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| René Fleur | Cardinal |
| Henri Guégan | Laigle, friend of the ABC |
| Luc Andrieux | Henri, insurgent worker |
| Harry Hindemith | Convict Cochepaille |
| Bernard Musson | Bamatabois, bourgeois |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Mother superior of the convent |
| Paul Villé | Basque |
| Edmond Ardisson | Gendarmerie brigadier |
| Christian Fourcade | 'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep |
| Robert Bazil | Commissioner |
| Louis Arbessier | Police prefect |
| Laure Paillette | Toussainte, servant of rue Plumet |
| Jean d'Yd | Father Mabeuf |
| Émile Genevois | Coachman of the omnibus |
| Jean Favre-Bertin | 'The Death' |
| François Darbon | Doctor |
| Jean Topart | Narrator (voice) |
| Pierre Moncorbier | |
| Mag-Avril | Monsieur Madeleine's servant |
| Pierre Ferval | Prison accountant |
| Julien Maffre | |
| Jean Blancheur | |
| Rodolphe Marcilly | Bailiff |
| Jacques Marin | Monsieur Madeleine's secretary |
| Henri Coutet | Carter |
| Raymonde Vattier | Bourgeois woman |
| Palmyre Levasseur | Sister Perpétue |
| Paul Bonifas | Hospital doctor |
| André Dalibert | Peasant with the horse in Montfermeil |
| Marcel Rouzé | |
| André Wasley | |
| Édouard Francomme | Town hall secretary |
| Franck Maurice | Man from the gang |
| Georges Atlas | |
| Christoph Beyertt | Bahorel |
| Hans Ulrich Laufer | Combeferre |
| Arlette Mirapeu | |
| Roger Pelletier | |
| Trude Brentina | Bourgeois woman (uncredited) |
| Horst Buder | Ernast (uncredited) |
| Werner Dissel | Brevet (uncredited) |
| Gerhard Einert | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Hans Finohr | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Johannes Knittel | 'Le cabuc' (uncredited) |
| Waltraut Kramm | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Lippert | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Rolf Moebius | General advocate (uncredited) |
| Kurt Mühlhardt | Assessor (uncredited) |
| Erich Nadler | Beggar (uncredited) |
| Klara Reschke | Baptist (uncredited) |
| Karl Schnog | Bourgeois (uncredited) |
| Werner Segtrop | Defender in court (uncredited) |
| Elisabeth Süssenguth | Baptist (uncredited) |
| Nico Turoff | Chenildieu (uncredited) |
| Fabian Wander | Revolutionary (uncredited) |
| Max Doria | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Christian Lude | Commissioner of Val-de-Grâce (uncredited) |
| Paul Faivre | Gillenormand's coachman (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Perrys | Release attendant (uncredited) |
| Robert Porte | Paget (uncredited) |
| Fredy Barten | (uncredited) |
| Christian Brocard | (uncredited) |
| Raymond Carl | (uncredited) |
| Harold Conway | (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Décade | (uncredited) |
| Jean-Paul Le Chanois | (uncredited) |
| Allain Dhurtal | (uncredited) |
| Jean Sylvère | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Misérables |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | East Germany, France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma, Serena, DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Babelsberg'', P.A.C. |
| Release date | 12 marzo 1958 |
| Executive producer | Pierre Cabaud, René Bezard, Paul Cadéac |
| Production | André Hunebelle, Roberto Dandi, Adrien Remaugé |
| Writer | Victor Hugo, Jean-Paul Le Chanois, René Barjavel, Michel Audiard |
| Editing | Lieselotte Johl, Emma Le Chanois |
| Cinematography | Jacques Natteau, Alain Douarinou, Henri Tiquet |
| Assistant directors | Dagmar Bolin, Max Friedmann, Michel Pezin, Serge Vallin, Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| Camera operators | Alain Douarinou, Henri Tiquet, Jacques Natteau |
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| Additional photography | Jacques Natteau, Alain Douarinou, Henri Tiquet |
| Production design | Serge Piménoff, Karl Schneider |
| Art direction | Serge Piménoff, Karl Schneider |
| Set decoration | Serge Piménoff, Karl Schneider |
| Music | Georges Van Parys, Hubert Kübler, René-Christian Forget |
| Sound | Georges Van Parys, Hubert Kübler, René-Christian Forget |
| Costume design | Marcel Escoffier, Jacqueline Guyot, Luise Schmidt, Frédéric Junker, Louis Bonnemaison, Jules Chanteau, Yvonne Gasperina, Margarete Walther, Bernhard Kalisch |
| Makeup | Louis Bonnemaison, Jules Chanteau, Yvonne Gasperina, Margarete Walther, Bernhard Kalisch, Marcel Escoffier, Jacqueline Guyot, Luise Schmidt, Frédéric Junker |
| Hairstyling | Marcel Escoffier, Jacqueline Guyot, Luise Schmidt, Frédéric Junker, Louis Bonnemaison, Jules Chanteau, Yvonne Gasperina, Margarete Walther, Bernhard Kalisch |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
France / Mar 12, 1958 / TP
Italy / Sep 01, 1958
Portugal / Oct 28, 1958
Germany / Jan 16, 1959 / East Germany
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Japan / Jun 24, 1959
Hungary / Oct 22, 1959
Sweden / Nov 16, 1959
North Korea / Feb 01, 1960
Russia / Feb 08, 1960 / (Part 1)
Mexico / May 18, 1960
Denmark / Sep 15, 1960
Türkiye / Nov 27, 1961
Digital
South Korea / May 10, 2018 / 12 / 2018-VF00371
TV
Russia / Jul 23, 1960 / (Part 1)
Finland / Apr 29, 1965
France / Nov 10, 2025 / TP / Arte
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