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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursue...

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Uniform Title:Misérables (Motion picture : 2012)
Corporate Authors: Camack International, Universal Pictures (Firm), Relativity Media, Working Title Films, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hooper, Tom, 1972- (Director), Bevan, Tim (Producer), Fellner, Eric (Producer), Hayward, Debra (Producer), Mackintosh, Cameron (Producer), Nicholson, William (author of screenplay.), Boublil, Alain (author of screenplay.), Schönberg, Claude-Michel (author of screenplay.), Kretzmer, Herbert (Lyricist, author of screenplay,), Morrison, Angela, 1966- (Producer), Chasin, Liza (Producer), Allott, Nicholas (Producer), Pappas, F. Richard (Producer), Jackman, Hugh (Actor), Crowe, Russell, 1964- (Actor), Hathaway, Anne, 1982- (Actor), Seyfried, Amanda (Actor), Redmayne, Eddie, 1982- (Actor), Tveit, Aaron (Actor), Barks, Samantha (Actor), Allen, Isabelle, 2002- (Actor), Huttlestone, Daniel, 1999- (Actor), Wilkinson, Colm (Actor), Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966- (Actor), Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971- (Actor), Cohen, Danny (Cinematographer), Delgado, Paco (Costume designer) (Costume designer), Oliver, Melanie (Film editor), Dickens, C. W. S. (Christopher William Spencer) (Film editor), Steel, Liam (Choreographer), Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2013]
Subjects:
Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Adopted children > Drama.
Ex-convicts > France > Paris > Drama.
Redemption > Drama.
Social justice > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Paris (France) > 19th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Summary:In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Based on the original stage musical Boublil and Schönberg's Les Misérables, from the novel by Victor Hugo, produced for the stage by Cameron Mackintosh.
Special features: The stars of Les misérables ; Creating the perfect Paris ; The original masterwork : Victor Hugo's Les misérables ; feature commentary with director Tom Hooper.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (2 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen 1.85:1 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital DVS 2.0 stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; Suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, 2013: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Hathaway); Best Achievement in Sound Mixing; Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling. AFI Awards, 2013: Movie of the Year.
Production Credits:Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg ; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer ; director of photography, Danny Cohen ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; costume designer, Paco Delgado ; editors, Melanie Ann Oliver, Chris Dickens ; choreographer, Liam Steel ; music supervisor, Becky Bentham.