Les Misérables (1998)
Drama, History..
Les Misérables is drama history film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name, directed by Bille August. It stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes.
After serving a lengthy prison sentence, Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson) turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of a French town. A policeman, Javert (Geoffrey Rush), who was a prison guard when Valjean was locked up, has a vendetta against him and tries to denounce him as a criminal despite a lack of evidence. Spanning several decades, the story of Javert and Valjean’s rivalry is set against the backdrop of post-Revolution French society.
Director: Bille August
Writers: Victor Hugo (novel), Rafael Yglesias
Stars: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Reine Brynolfsson, Kathleen Byron, Timothy Bateson
►Cast:
| Christopher Adamson | ► | Bertin |
| Tim Barlow | ► | Lafitte |
| Timothy Bateson | ► | Banker |
| Veronika Bendová | ► | Azelma |
| David Birkin | ► | Courfeyrac |
| Reine Brynolfsson | ► | Captain Beauvais |
| Patsy Byrne | ► | Toussaint |
| Kathleen Byron | ► | Mother Superior |
| Václav Chalupa | ► | André |
| Ian Cregg | ► | Feuilly |
| Ben Crompton | ► | Grantier |
| Claire Danes | ► | Cosette |
| Zdenek David | ► | Peasant |
| Paola Dionisotti | ► | Forewoman |
| Edna Doré | ► | Old Woman |
| Louis Hammond | ► | Letter Reader |
| Gillian Hanna | ► | Mme. Thénardier |
| Janet Henfrey | ► | Mme. Gilot |
| Shane Hervey | ► | Gavroche |
| Zdenek Hess | ► | Foreman |
| Gerard Horan | ► | Digne Gendarme |
| Kelly Hunter | ► | Mme. Victurien |
| Lennie James | ► | Enjolras |
| Toby Jones | ► | Doorkeeper |
| Jon Kenny | ► | Thénardier |
| Pavel Kocí | ► | Coachdriver |
| Silvie Koblízková | ► | Éponine |
| Jan Kuzelka | ► | Furniture Dealer |
| Peter Mackriel | ► | Doctor |
| Margery Mason | ► | Nursing Nun |
| Hans Matheson | ► | Marius |
| Shannon McCormick | ► | Redheaded Gendarme |
| John McGlynn | ► | Carnot |
| Philip McGough | ► | Judge |
| David McKay | ► | Informer |
| Liam Neeson | ► | Valjean |
| Mimi Newman | ► | Cosette – aged 8 |
| Alex Norton | ► | General |
| Ralph Nossek | ► | Clerk |
| Frank O’Sullivan | ► | Brevet |
| Zoja Oubramová | ► | Old Woman |
| Jirí Patocka | ► | Old Man |
| Petr Pénkava | ► | Begger Child |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | ► | Bamatabois |
| Milan Riehs | ► | Priest |
| Geoffrey Rush | ► | Javert |
| James Saxon | ► | Chabouillet |
| Petr Strnad | ► | Young Homeless Boy |
| John Surman | ► | Stonemason |
| Miroslav Táborský | ► | Gendarme |
| Terence Taplin | ► | Prosecutor |
| Uma Thurman | ► | Fantine |
| Richard Toth | ► | Gendarme |
| Edward Tudor-Pole | ► | Landlord |
| Peter Vaughan | ► | Bishop |
| Zdenek Vencl | ► | Messenger |
| Tony Vogel | ► | Lombard |
| Pavel Vokoun | ► | Sergeant |
| Jan Unger | ► | Officer |
| Joshua Wren | ► | Old Homeless Boy |
| Libor Zídek | ► | Wig Maker |