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Les Misérables
The immortal classic that shook a nation… is now a glorious picture !
1935 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Richard Boleslawski |
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| Writer: | Victor Hugo, W.P. Lipscomb |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 20, 1935 |
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| Director: | Richard Boleslawski |
| Writer: | Victor Hugo, W.P. Lipscomb |
| Genres: | Drama, History, Romance |
| Keywords | paris, france, based on novel or book, prisoner, release from prison, charity, thief, on the run, fugitive, rebellion, redemption, lawman , social injustice, ex-con, convent (nunnery), student protest, police inspector, mercy, prison fight, prison camp, galley slave, prison brutality, honest cop, obsessive quest, prison life, prison reform, prisoner abuse, french police, father daughter relationship, parole violation, unjust conviction, french history, les misérables, ex-prisoner, french literature, 1830s, law and order, anti-monarchy, suicide by drowning, probation violation, relentless cop |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fredric March | Jean Valjean / Champmathieu |
| Charles Laughton | Inspector Emile Javert |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| Rochelle Hudson | Cosette |
| Florence Eldridge | Fantine |
| Frances Drake | Eponine |
| John Beal | Marius |
| Jessie Ralph | Madame Magloire |
| Mary Forbes | Mlle. Baptiseme |
| Florence Roberts | Toussaint |
| Jane Kerr | Madame Thenardier |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Thenardier |
| Charles Haefeli | Brevet |
| Marilyn Knowlden | Little Cosette (as Marilynne Knowlden) |
| John Bleifer | Chenildieu |
| Eily Malyon | Mother Superior |
| John Carradine | Enjolras |
| Bess Flowers | Trial Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert Greig | Prison Governor at Jean's Release (uncredited) |
| Kai Schmidt | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Everett Brown | Black Convict |
| Leonid Kinskey | Genflou |
| Harry Semels | Cochepaille |
| Ian Maclaren | Head Gardener |
| Vernon Downing | Brissac |
| Lyons Wickland | Lamarque |
| Herbert Ashley | Drunk at Inn |
| Sam Baker | Black Convict |
| Elmer Ballard | Court Clerk |
| Reginald Barlow | Henri |
| George Barraud | Prosecutor in Arras |
| Leon Beaumon | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| Margaret Bloodgood | Factory Forewoman |
| Stanley Blystone | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| Sidney Bracey | Mayor's Clerk |
| Herbert Bunston | Judge at Favorelles |
| Ray Burgess | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| William P. Carleton | First Judge in Arras |
| Phillip Cash | Galley Carpenter Warders |
| Kathleen Chambers | Jean's Paris Servant After Convent |
| Stephen Chase | Gendarme at Bishop's Home |
| Davison Clark | Marcin |
| Gilbert Clayton | Duchaine |
| Heinie Conklin | Drunk at Inn |
| Maxine Cook | Thernardier's Child |
| Harry Cording | Beam Warder |
| J. Gunnis Davis | Defense Consul in Arras |
| Jack Curtis | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| Joe De Stefani | Usher in Arras Courtroom / Old Clerk in Arras |
| Lowell Drew | Duval |
| David Dunbar | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| Cecil Elliott | Concierge |
| William Elmer | Lawyer |
| Arthur Evers | Court Clerk |
| Al Ferguson | Gendarme |
| Raúl Figarola | Lawyer |
| Budd Fine | Galley Fight Warder |
| Olin Francis | Galley Whip Warder |
| Christian J. Frank | Gendarme Investigator |
| Roger Gray | Gendarme at Inn |
| Robert Greig | Prison Governor at Jean's Release |
| George Guhl | Onlooker |
| Frank Hagney | Galley Prisoner |
| Lew Hicks | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| Keith Hitchcock | Senior Prefect Confirming Gendarme Appointments |
| Gertrude Hoffmann | Nurse |
| Virginia Howell | Old Beggarwoman Directing Jean to Bishop |
| Olaf Hytten | Pierre |
| John Ince | Third Judge in Arras |
| E. Midge Ingleton | Peasant Woman on Road |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Gendarme at Bishop's Home |
| Wilfred Lucas | Onlooker |
| Mary MacLaren | Nurse |
| George MacQuarrie | Doorman at Arras |
| Murdock MacQuarrie | Fauchelevant |
| James Pier Mason | Galley Prisoner |
| Frank McCarroll | Javert's Aide in Chase |
| Philo McCullough | Galley Whip Warder |
| J.P. McGowan | Javert's Plainclothesman |
| Leonard Mudie | Priest Counselling Released Prisoners |
| John Northpole | Gendarme in Prefect's Office |
| G. Raymond Nye | Jacques |
| Frederick Peters | Galley Whip Warder |
| Francis Powers | Lawyer |
| Albert Prisco | Galley Prisoner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Boleslawski | Director |
| Victor Hugo | Novel |
| W.P. Lipscomb | Writer |
| Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Lew Schreiber | Casting |
| Omar Kiam | Costume Design |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound Engineer |
| Ray Lopez | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Eric Stacey | Assistant Director |
| Frank Maher | Sound Engineer |
| Larry Judge | Wardrobe Designer |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jean Hersholt | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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