Les misérables

Resource Information

The work Les misérables represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Les misérables

Statement of responsibility

Universal Pictures presents, in association with Relativity Media ; Camack International ; a Working Title Films/Cameron MacKintosh production ; a film by Tom Hooper ; screenplay by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer ; produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron MacKintosh ; directed by Tom Hooper

Title variation

• Les mis
• Les misérables : the musical phenomenon

Contributor

• Schönberg, Claude-Michel
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Working Title Films
• Barks, Samantha
• Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971-
• Bevan, Tim
• Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
• Boublil, Alain
• Cohen, Danny, 1963-
• Crowe, Russell, 1964-
• Fellner, Eric
• Hathaway, Anne, 1982-
• Hayward, Debra
• Hooper, Tom, 1972-
• trueHugo, Victor, 1802-1885
• Jackman, Hugh
• Kretzmer, Herbert
• Mackintosh, Cameron
• trueNicholson, William
• Redmayne, Eddie, 1982-
• Seyfried, Amanda
• Wilkinson, Colm

Actor

• Crowe, Russell, 1964-
• Hathaway, Anne, 1982-
• Barks, Samantha
• Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971-
• Jackman, Hugh
• Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-
• Redmayne, Eddie, 1982-
• Seyfried, Amanda
• Wilkinson, Colm

Director

• Hooper, Tom, 1972-

Director of photography

• Cohen, Danny, 1963-

Screenwriter

• Boublil, Alain
• Schönberg, Claude-Michel
• trueNicholson, William
• Kretzmer, Herbert

Subject

• Social justice -- Drama
• Ex-convicts -- France | Paris -- Drama
• Redemption -- Drama
• Adopted children -- Drama
• Feature films
• trueMusicals
• Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama

Genre

• trueDrama
• Feature films
• trueMusicals

Language

eng

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

Awards note

• Academy Awards, 2013: Best supporting actress (Hathaway), best makeup and hairstyling, best mixing.
• Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)

Cataloging source

NHUR

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; musical director, Stephen Brooker ; musical producers, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Anne Dudley ; music by Claude-Michel Schönberg ; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer ; editors, Melanie Ann Oliver, Chris Dickens

Intended audience

Censorship classification : M

Language note

In English with optional English SDH and Spanish, or French subtitles; optional English audio description (DVS)

PerformerNote

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Aaron Tviet, Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Huttlestone, Colm Wilkinson

Runtime

151

Technique

live action