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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 Author: Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
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 (composer (expression)), 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
Language:English
Language Notes:English, with optional English closed captions.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 2013.
Subjects:
Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Adopted children > Drama.
Ex-convicts > France > Paris > Drama.
Redemption > Drama.
Social justice > Drama.
Musicals > Film adaptations.
Ex-convicts > Drama.
Orphans > Drama.
Paris (France) > 19th century > Drama.
París (Francia) > Vida social y costumbres > Siglo XIX > Teatro.
Francia > Vida social y costumbres > Siglo XIX > Teatro.
Adopted children.
Ex-convicts.
Manners and customs.
Musicals.
Orphans.
Redemption.
Social justice.
France > Paris.
1800-1899
English language films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Musical films.
Romance films.
Films de fiction.
Films musicaux.
Mélodrames (Films)
Films d'amour.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films historiques.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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.
Streaming video.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (158 min.) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; Suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
Awards:WINNER: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Hathaway), 2013 Academy Awards -- WINNER: Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, 2013 Golden Globe Awards -- WINNER: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Hugh Jackman), 2013 Golden Globe Awards -- WINNER: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Anne Hathaway), 2013 Golden Globe Awards -- NOMINATED: Best Picture, 2013 Academy Awards -- NOMINATED: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jackman), 2013 Academy Awards
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.