Les Misérables (1952 film)

1952 American film based on the novel directed by Lewis Milestone

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 (1952-08-14)
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

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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.

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.

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 (1952) at AllMovie
Les Misérables at the TCM Movie Database
Les Misérables (1952) at Box Office Mojo

v t e Films by Lewis Milestone
Directed	Seven Sinners (1925) The Caveman (1926) The New Klondike (1926) Two Arabian Knights (1927) The Garden of Eden (1928) Tempest (uncredited, 1928) The Racket (1928) Betrayal (1929) New York Nights (1929) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) The Front Page (1931) Rain (1932) Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) Paris in Spring (1935) Anything Goes (1936) The General Died at Dawn (1936) The Night of Nights (1939) Of Mice and Men (1939) Lucky Partners (1940) My Life with Caroline (1941) Our Russian Front (1942) Edge of Darkness (1943) The North Star (1943) The Purple Heart (1944) A Walk in the Sun (1945) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Arch of Triumph (1948) No Minor Vices (1948) The Red Pony (1949) Halls of Montezuma (1951) Kangaroo (1952) Les Misérables (1952) Melba (1953) They Who Dare (1954) The Widow (1955) Pork Chop Hill (1959) Ocean's 11 (1960) Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Screenplays	Up and at 'Em (1922) The Yankee Consul (1924) Listen Lester (1924) The Mad Whirl (1925) Dangerous Innocence (1925) The Teaser (1925) Bobbed Hair (1925)

Films by Lewis Milestone

Directed

Seven Sinners (1925)
The Caveman (1926)
The New Klondike (1926)
Two Arabian Knights (1927)
The Garden of Eden (1928)
Tempest (uncredited, 1928)
The Racket (1928)
Betrayal (1929)
New York Nights (1929)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Front Page (1931)
Rain (1932)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Paris in Spring (1935)
Anything Goes (1936)
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
The Night of Nights (1939)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Lucky Partners (1940)
My Life with Caroline (1941)
Our Russian Front (1942)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The North Star (1943)
The Purple Heart (1944)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
No Minor Vices (1948)
The Red Pony (1949)
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Kangaroo (1952)
Les Misérables (1952)
Melba (1953)
They Who Dare (1954)
The Widow (1955)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Ocean's 11 (1960)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Screenplays

Up and at 'Em (1922)
The Yankee Consul (1924)
Listen Lester (1924)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
The Teaser (1925)
Bobbed Hair (1925)

v t e Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
Characters	Jean Valjean Javert Fantine Cosette Marius Éponine Enjolras Grantaire Gavroche Thénardiers Bishop Myriel Patron-Minette Friends of the ABC
Film adaptations	1909 1917 1925 1934 1935 1943 1948 1952 1958 1978 1982 1995 1998 2012
Other adaptations	Les Misérables musical 2012 film Radio Manga Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette Jean Val Jean Beedala Patlu (1950) Ezhai Padum Padu (1950) Kundan (1955) Beedala Patlu (1972) Gnana Oli (1972)
Television adaptations	1974 telenovela 2000 miniseries 2014 telenovela 2018 miniseries
Filmed concerts	1995 2010 2019
Songs and soundtracks	Songs from Les Misérables "Do You Hear the People Sing?" "I Dreamed a Dream" "On My Own" "One Day More" "Suddenly" Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Related	Fantine (1886 painting) Les Gavroches (1904 sculpture) Société Plon et autres v. Pierre Hugo et autres

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