Les Misérables

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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Jean Gabin

Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

Bernard Blier

Javert father / Javert son

Giani Esposito

Marius de Pontmercy

Bourvil

Thénardier

Silvia Monfort

Éponine Thénardier

Elfriede Florin

La Thénardier

Serge Reggiani

Enjolras

Fernand Ledoux

Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel

Madeleine Barbulée

Sister Simplice

Martine Havet

Cosette at 8 years old

Lucien Baroux

Monsieur Gillenormand

Julienne Paroli

Madame Magloire

Jean Ozenne

Prefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer

Jimmy Urbain

Gavroche

Gérard Darrieu

Feuilly, revolutionary

Jacques Harden

Courfeyrac

Marc Eyraud

Grantaire, revolutionary

Pierre Tabard

Prouvaire

Suzanne Nivette

Mademoiselle Gillenormand

Jean Murat

Colonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy

Gerhard Bienert

President of the Arras court

René Fleur

Cardinal

Henri Guégan

Laigle, friend of the ABC

Luc Andrieux

Henri, insurgent worker

Harry Hindemith

Convict Cochepaille

Bernard Musson

Bamatabois, bourgeois

Gabrielle Fontan

Mother superior of the convent

Paul Villé

Basque

Edmond Ardisson

Gendarmerie brigadier

Christian Fourcade

'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep

Robert Bazil

Commissioner

Louis Arbessier

Police prefect

Laure Paillette

Toussainte, servant of rue Plumet

Jean d'Yd

Father Mabeuf

Émile Genevois

Coachman of the omnibus

Jean Favre-Bertin

'The Death'

Jean Topart

Narrator (voice)

Mag-Avril

Monsieur Madeleine's servant

Pierre Ferval

Prison accountant

Jacques Marin

Monsieur Madeleine's secretary

Raymonde Vattier

Bourgeois woman

Palmyre Levasseur

Sister Perpétue

Paul Bonifas

Hospital doctor

André Dalibert

Peasant with the horse in Montfermeil

Édouard Francomme

Town hall secretary

Franck Maurice

Man from the gang

Trude Brentina

Bourgeois woman (uncredited)

Horst Buder

Ernast (uncredited)

Werner Dissel

Brevet (uncredited)

Gerhard Einert

Revolutionary (uncredited)

Hans Finohr

Revolutionary (uncredited)

Johannes Knittel

'Le cabuc' (uncredited)

Waltraut Kramm

Waitress (uncredited)

Wolfgang Lippert

Revolutionary (uncredited)

Rolf Moebius

General advocate (uncredited)

Kurt Mühlhardt

Assessor (uncredited)

Erich Nadler

Beggar (uncredited)

Klara Reschke

Baptist (uncredited)

Karl Schnog

Bourgeois (uncredited)

Werner Segtrop

Defender in court (uncredited)

Elisabeth Süssenguth

Baptist (uncredited)

Nico Turoff

Chenildieu (uncredited)

Fabian Wander

Revolutionary (uncredited)

Max Doria

Doorman (uncredited)

Christian Lude

Commissioner of Val-de-Grâce (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

Gillenormand's coachman (uncredited)

Jimmy Perrys

Release attendant (uncredited)

Robert Porte

Paget (uncredited)

Fredy Barten

(uncredited)

Christian Brocard

(uncredited)

Raymond Carl

(uncredited)

Harold Conway

(uncredited)

Yvonne Décade

(uncredited)

Jean-Paul Le Chanois

(uncredited)

Allain Dhurtal

(uncredited)

Jean Sylvère

(uncredited)

Art

Serge Piménoff

Production Design

Karl Schneider

Production Design

Camera

Jacques Natteau

Director of Photography

Alain Douarinou

Camera Operator

Henri Tiquet

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Luise Schmidt

Costume Design

Yvonne Gasperina

Makeup Artist

Jacqueline Guyot

Costume Design

Jules Chanteau

Makeup Artist

Frédéric Junker

Costume Design

Bernhard Kalisch

Makeup Artist

Margarete Walther

Makeup Artist

Marcel Escoffier

Costume Design

Louis Bonnemaison

Makeup Artist

Directing

Dagmar Bolin

Assistant Director

Max Friedmann

Assistant Director

Michel Pezin

Assistant Director

Serge Vallin

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Paul Cadéac

Executive Producer

Pierre Cabaud

Executive Producer

Roberto Dandi

Co-Producer

René Bezard

Executive Producer

Erich Kühne

Production Manager

Richard Brandt

Production Director

Louis Duchesne

Production Manager

Sound

Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

Hubert Kübler

Sound Engineer

René-Christian Forget

Sound Engineer

Art

Serge Piménoff

Production Design

Karl Schneider

Production Design

Camera

Jacques Natteau

Director of Photography

Alain Douarinou

Camera Operator

Henri Tiquet

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Luise Schmidt

Costume Design

Yvonne Gasperina

Makeup Artist

Jacqueline Guyot

Costume Design

Jules Chanteau

Makeup Artist

Frédéric Junker

Costume Design

Bernhard Kalisch

Makeup Artist

Margarete Walther

Makeup Artist

Marcel Escoffier

Costume Design

Louis Bonnemaison

Makeup Artist

Directing

Dagmar Bolin

Assistant Director

Max Friedmann

Assistant Director

Michel Pezin

Assistant Director

Serge Vallin

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Paul Cadéac

Executive Producer

Pierre Cabaud

Executive Producer

Roberto Dandi

Co-Producer

René Bezard

Executive Producer

Erich Kühne

Production Manager

Richard Brandt

Production Director

Louis Duchesne

Production Manager

Sound

Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

Hubert Kübler

Sound Engineer

René-Christian Forget

Sound Engineer