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