In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean
Michel Boujenah
André Ziman
Alessandra Martines
Elise Ziman
Salomé Lelouch
La fille Ziman
Annie Girardot
Thénardière 1942
Philippe Léotard
Thénardier 1942
Philippe Khorsand
Javert
Ticky Holgado
Kind Hoodlum
Rufus
Thénardier 1830 / 1990
Nicole Croisille
Thénardière 1830 / 1990
Director
Claude Lelouch
Tagline
"In a time of chaos, in a world of change, he was moved by a book he could not read to become a hero he never imagined."
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Production
TF1, Les Films 13, Canal+
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