Les Misérables (1998)

134 min · Drama, Historie, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film, romance film

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Directors

Bille August

Cast

Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, Peter Vaughan, Jon Kenny, Gillian Hanna, Sylvie Koblizkova, Mimi Newman, Ian Cregg, Shane Hervey, Lennie James, Julian Rhind-Tutt

The story

Jean Valjean, a man arrested for stealing food, is released after spending 19 years in a prison labour camp. When no one is willing to allow a convict to stay the night, Bishop Myriel kindly welcomes him into his home. Valjean explains to Myriel that sleeping in a real bed will make him a new man.

Catalogue themes and tags

1780s, Barrikaden, Bishop, Blackmail, Elend, Ex-Con, Falsely Accused Person, Flucht, French Revolution, Gelddieb, Krankheit, Mayor, Motherly Love, New Life, Paris, Pflegesohn, Robbery, Selbstmord, Sterben, Sträfling, Waisenkinder, Christian film, History, Romance Film, Drama, Crime Fiction

Genres

Drama, Historie, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film, romance film

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