Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1917)

"Dante Made a Hell with Poetry "I Have Tried to Make One with Reality" said Victor Hugo of his life's work

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.

Date of release
1917-12-03
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Frank Lloyd

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Les Misérables

Les Misérables is one of many filmed versions of the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same name. It is a 1917 American silent film directed by Frank Lloyd, co-written by Lloyd and Marc Robbins, and produced by William Fox, released on December 3, 1917. It starred William Farnum, Hardee Kirkland, and George Moss.

Background and production

Even by the time this film was created in 1917, there had already been "at least a dozen" film adaptations of this Victor Hugo novel. Only a portion of the novel was included in the screenplay, but it included some of "the most famous" events, such as the story of the Bishop who gave Valjean his silver candlesticks in order to start a new life, and the street rebellion that was part of the June 1832 Rebellion.

William Farnum was "Fox's biggest male box-office attraction" when the movie was made, and had previously appeared in Lloyd's 1917 film adaptation of the 1859 Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities.

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