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.
Plot
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.
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.