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

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