Les Miserables

  • Theatrical - Wide 2012-12-18
Box Office Gross: $442,636,309
Running Time: 158 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Universal Pictures, Working Title Films, Cameron Mackintosh Ltd., Relativity Media, Working Title Films
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Synopsis

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set 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... See more finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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