Les Misérables
Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.
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 finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
- Director
- Tom Hooper
- Worldwide
- $443M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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 finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 7 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Costume Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Les Misérables returned 7.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $61M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $443M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 38m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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