Drama
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.
Directed by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Written by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois, Michel Audiard, René Barjavel
Harold Conway
(uncredited)
Paul Faivre
Gillenormand's coachman (uncredited)
Jean Gabin
Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Bernard Blier
Javert father / Javert son
Serge Reggiani
Enjolras
Danièle Delorme
Fantine
Bourvil
Thénardier
Marc Eyraud
Grantaire, revolutionary
Béatrice Altariba
Cosette
Madeleine Barbulée
Sister Simplice
Gabrielle Fontan
Mother superior of the convent
Jean Ozenne
Prefect of Montreuil-sur-Mer
Martine Havet
Cosette at 8 years old
Mag-Avril
Monsieur Madeleine's servant
Christian Brocard
(uncredited)
Gérard Darrieu
Feuilly, revolutionary
Louis Arbessier
Police prefect
Jean Topart
Narrator (voice)
Paul Bonifas
Hospital doctor
Harry Hindemith
Convict Cochepaille
Silvia Monfort
Éponine Thénardier
Jacques Marin
Monsieur Madeleine's secretary
Jean Murat
Colonel-Baron Georges Pontmercy
Henri Coutet
Carter
Giani Esposito
Marius de Pontmercy
Jacques Harden
Courfeyrac
Henri Guégan
Laigle, friend of the ABC
Fernand Ledoux
Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel
Jean d'Yd
Father Mabeuf
Gerhard Bienert
President of the Arras court
Bernard Musson
Bamatabois, bourgeois
Nico Turoff
Chenildieu (uncredited)
Robert Bazil
Commissioner
Lucien Baroux
Monsieur Gillenormand
Trude Brentina
Bourgeois woman (uncredited)
Jean Sylvère
(uncredited)
Jimmy Urbain
Gavroche
Édouard Francomme
Town hall secretary
Edmond Ardisson
Gendarmerie brigadier
Kurt Mühlhardt
Assessor (uncredited)
Rolf Moebius
General advocate (uncredited)
André Dalibert
Peasant with the horse in Montfermeil
Werner Dissel
Brevet (uncredited)
Pierre Moncorbier
Pierre Tabard
Prouvaire
Palmyre Levasseur
Sister Perpétue
Georges Atlas
Robert Porte
Paget (uncredited)
François Darbon
Doctor
Arlette Mirapeu
Max Doria
Doorman (uncredited)
Julien Maffre
Marcel Rouzé
Christian Lude
Commissioner of Val-de-Grâce (uncredited)
Paul Villé
Basque
Franck Maurice
Man from the gang
Émile Genevois
Coachman of the omnibus
André Wasley
Laure Paillette
Toussainte, servant of rue Plumet
Waltraut Kramm
Waitress (uncredited)
Horst Buder
Ernast (uncredited)
Elfriede Florin
La Thénardier
Christian Fourcade
'Petit-Pierre', little chimney sweep
Christoph Beyertt
Bahorel
Raymonde Vattier
Bourgeois woman
Rodolphe Marcilly
Bailiff
Erich Nadler
Beggar (uncredited)
Karl Schnog
Bourgeois (uncredited)
Jean Favre-Bertin
'The Death'
Allain Dhurtal
(uncredited)
Julienne Paroli
Madame Magloire
Isabelle Lobbe
Azelma
Suzanne Nivette
Mademoiselle Gillenormand
René Fleur
Cardinal
Luc Andrieux
Henri, insurgent worker
Pierre Ferval
Prison accountant
Jean Blancheur
Hans Ulrich Laufer
Combeferre
Roger Pelletier
Gerhard Einert
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Hans Finohr
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Johannes Knittel
'Le cabuc' (uncredited)
Wolfgang Lippert
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Klara Reschke
Baptist (uncredited)
Werner Segtrop
Defender in court (uncredited)
Elisabeth Süssenguth
Baptist (uncredited)
Fabian Wander
Revolutionary (uncredited)
Jimmy Perrys
Release attendant (uncredited)
Fredy Barten
(uncredited)
Raymond Carl
(uncredited)
Yvonne Décade
(uncredited)

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