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Les Misérables

Based On the book by Victor Hugo

Les Miserables (Italian: I miserabili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is based on the Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and stars Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean, Valentina Cortese as Fantine and Cosette, and Hans Hinrich as Javert. After the financial success of Freda's previous film The Black Eagle, Freda worked a deal with Lux Film and began developing an adaptation of Les Misérables with Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Stefano Vanzina. The film was shot entirely in Rome.

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Release date:
1948
Director:
Riccardo Freda
Cast:
Gino Cervi, Valentina Cortese, Luigi Pavese, Jone Romano, Gino Cavalieri
Genre:
Drama
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
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Book vs Film

Cover of Les Misérables
The Book · 1862

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

★ 4.3 / 5 54 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Les Misérables
The Film · 1948

Les Misérables

Riccardo Freda

★ 6.9 / 10 198 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 86 years after publication.

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