Where can I watch Les Misérables 1934?

Currently you are able to watch “Les Misérables” streaming on Criterion Channel.

What is the story of Les Misérables all about?

What is Les Misérables about? Les Misérables centres on the character Jean Valjean, an ex-convict in 19th-century France. The story spans many years as it tells of Valjean’s release from prison and reformation as an industrialist while being constantly pursued by the morally strict inspector Javert.

Is the movie Les Misérables based on a true story?

Hugo imagined the life of the man in jail and the mother and daughter taken away from each other. Valjean’s character is loosely based on the life of the ex-convict Eugène François Vidocq. Vidocq became the head of an undercover police unit and later founded France’s first private detective agency.

What is the ending of Les Misérables?

Marius eventually finds out from Thénardier that Valjean saved Marius’s life. Ashamed that he mistrusted Valjean, Marius tells Cosette everything that has happened. Marius and Cosette rush to Valjean’s side just in time for a final reconciliation. Happy to be reunited with his adopted daughter, Valjean dies in peace.

Was Les Miserable about the French Revolution?

The films and musicals often play up the revolution portion of Les Misérables, so it’s only natural that people associate it with one of France’s most widely known historical events. However, Les Misérables is actually set 43 years after the French Revolution took place, during an uprising known as the June Rebellion.

How good is the 1935 film version of Les Miserables?

Although you would not think so from reading some of the reviews here, the 1935 film version of “Les Miserables” is excellent and one of the best film versions of the novel, especially considering its 108 minute length.

When was Les Miserables re released in France?

Re-released in France in 1951. In the second part, Les Thenardier, when Jean Servais overhears the pair plotting to rob Valjean, Raymond Bernard can be heard softly directing him to leave the room (“Vite!”). Cosette: [as she and Valjean witness a convoy of convicts being taken to the penal colonies] But father… are they… still human?

What is Les Miserables about?

The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France, weaved together by the story of an ex-convict named Jean Valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspecto… Read all

How long is the movie Les Miserables?

It was written and directed by Raymond Bernard and stars Harry Baur as Jean Valjean and Charles Vanel as Javert. The film lasts four and a half hours and is considered by critics to be the greatest adaptation of the novel, due to its more in-depth development of the themes and characters, in comparison with most shorter adaptations.