Les Misérables
“The legend comes to life.”
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.
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Cast
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Liam Neeson
Jean Valjean
Known for
Schindler's List
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Geoffrey Rush
Javert
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The King's Speech
Uma Thurman
Fantine
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Pulp Fiction
Claire Danes
Cosette
Known for
Homeland
Romeo + Juliet
Hans Matheson
Marius Pontmercy
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
The Tudors
Peter Vaughan
Bishop
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
Reine Brynolfsson
Captain Beauvais
Known for
Love & Anarchy
Kitchen Stories
Tim Barlow
Lafitte
Known for
Derek
The New Pope
Jon Kenny
Thénardier
Known for
The Banshees of Inisherin
Song of the Sea
Gillian Hanna
La Thénardier
Known for
Oliver Twist
Genius
Mimi Newman
Young Cosette
No other roles listed
Ian Cregg
Feuilly
Also in
An Everlasting Piece
Bille August Director · Rafael Yglesias Screenplay Victor Hugo Author
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $14M · United States release May 1, 1998
Box office
Budget
$14,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,096,321
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Mandalay Entertainment
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio · Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Mexico · May 1, 1998
Limited theatrical
United States · May 1, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
June 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
France
December 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
December 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 20, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
April 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 6, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 13, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
November 22, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 1998 · Theatrical
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