Les misérables
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute an...
| Other Authors: | Jackman, Hugh., Crowe, Russell, 1964-, Hathaway, Anne, 1982-, Seyfried, Amanda., Redmayne, Eddie, 1982-, Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-, Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971-, Schönberg, Claude-Michel., Boublil, Alain., Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universal City, Calif. :
Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
c2013.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious that the mayor and Valjean are the same person. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. Adapted from the stage musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Special features: The stars ; Creating the perfect Paris ; The orginal masterwork: Victor Hugo's Les Miserables ; Director commentary. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, Widescreen (2.35:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 sound, NTSC Region 1 |
| Audience: |
MPAA Rating: PG-13, for suggestive and sexual material, violence, and thematic elements. |
| Awards: |
Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) |
| Production Credits: |
Stephen Brooker, musical director ; Claude-Michel Schönberg, Anne Dudley, musical producers ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, and Cameron MacKintosh ; music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer ; screenplay by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, directed by Tom Hopper. |