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Les Misérables
Les Misérables
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lewis Milestone
Screenplay by	Richard Murphy
Based on	Les Misérables; 1862 novel; by Victor Hugo
Produced by	Fred Kohlmar
Starring	Michael Rennie; Debra Paget; Robert Newton; Edmund Gwenn
Cinematography	Joseph LaShelle
Edited by	Hugh S. Fowler
Music by	Alex North
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	August 14, 1952;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.1 million (U.S. rentals)

Les Misérables is a 1952 American film adapted from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine.

Plot

Cast

Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean
Debra Paget as Cosette
Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7)
Robert Newton as Javert
Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Myriel
Sylvia Sidney as Fantine
Cameron Mitchell as Marius
Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire
June Hillman as Mother Superior
Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche
James Robertson Justice as Robert
Joseph Wiseman as Genflou
Rhys Williams as Brevet
Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet
Merry Anders as Cicely
John Rogers as Bonnet
Charles Keane as Corporal
John Dierkes as Bosun
Lewis Russell as Waiter

Production

Louis Jourdan was announced for the role of Marius.^[2]

Radio adaptation

Les Misérables was presented on Lux Radio Theatre December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Ronald Colman, with Paget and Newton repeating their roles from the film.^[3]

References

^ "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953.
^ "Drama: Debra Paget, Jourdan Play Hugo Romancers". Los Angeles Times November 9, 1951: B8.
^ Kirby, Walter (December 21, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 44. Retrieved June 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Les Misérables (1952) at IMDb
Les Misérables at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Les Misérables at the TCM Movie Database
Les Misérables (1952) at Box Office Mojo

[1] "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953.

[2] "Drama: Debra Paget, Jourdan Play Hugo Romancers". Los Angeles Times November 9, 1951: B8.

[3] Kirby, Walter (December 21, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 44. Retrieved June 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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