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Les misérables

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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...

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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
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, c2013.
Subjects:
Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Adopted children > Drama.
Ex-convicts > France > Paris > Drama.
Redemption > Drama.
Social justice > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
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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.
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.

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