Liam neeson stars as jean valjean, and the movie makes its style clear in an early scene, where he stands, homeless and hungry, at the door of a bishop, and says, i am a convict. The official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, aaron tveit, samantha barks, with helena bonham. Liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, claire danes, hans matheson director. Les miserables is a 1998 film adaptation of victor hugos 1862 novel of the same name, directed by bille august. Download les miserables movie full free online les miserables. Based on the classic novel by victor hugo, this film follows petty criminal jean valjean as he tries to forget his past but is unable to because police inspector javert wont let him. A story filled with outrage and idealism becomes somehow merely picturesque. In 19thcentury france, jean valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory workers daughter. Les miserables is a 2012 epic historical period musical film directed by tom hooper and scripted by william nicholson, alain boublil, who wrote the original french lyrics, claudemichel schonberg, who wrote the music, and herbert kretzmer, who wrote the english lyrics, based on the 1862 french novel of the same name by victor hugo, which also inspired a 1980 musical by boublil and schonberg. After serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of a french town. Les miserables is a 1998 film based on the novel by victor hugo. This 1998 film made me a fan of liam neeson, which i believe established him as the heroic father. Les miserables bille august, liam neeson, geoffrey rush.
Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of. It contains the moments of high drama, clearly outlines all the motivations, is easy to follow and lacks only passion. It stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, and claire danes as in the original novel, the storyline follows the adult life of jean valjean, an exconvict paroled following 19 years of hard labor, for stealing bread pursued by police inspector javert. Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the french revolution, avoiding a lawobsessed policeman hellbent on capturing him. Empire magazine ranked neeson among both the 100 sexiest stars in film history and the top 100 movie stars of. Bille august and geoffrey rush in les miserables 1998 claire danes. Les miserables stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, claire danes, hans matheson, and uma thurman. Les miserables dvd, 1998, closed caption subtitled french. Not a musical play movie which was somewhat whiny and better seen on stage. With hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried. As written by victor hugo, the 19th century classic novel les miserables is a long, sprawling epic that encompasses everything from the political upheaval of postrevolutionary france to the intimate orchestrations of the heart. Les miserables 1998 after serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of a french town. A compelling and powerful human drama with terrific performances by liam neeson and geoffrey rush.
A french policeman geoffrey rush hounds a former thief liam neeson for life. Les miserables drama jean valjean is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent inspector javert. Released on parole from prison, where he was sent for stealing bread for his starving relatives jean valjean attempts to rob a saintly bishop who has befriended him but when the bishop declines to turn him in and gifts him his silverware jean swears to do only good, selling the silverware to finance a factory in a small town of which he has become mayor. He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an academy award for best actor, a bafta award for best actor in a leading role, and three golden globe awards for best actor in a motion picture drama. Apr 14, 2014 based on the classic novel by victor hugo, this film follows petty criminal jean valjean as he tries to forget his past but is unable to because police inspector javert wont let him. When the film was released, many movie posters listed yared as composer, not. Liam neeson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Before you buy it, make sure your player will play region 2 dvds. I believe geoffrey rush played javert and yes, uma and clare danes. Les miserables 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. And, while this version of les miserables lacks the cleverness and contemporary spin evident in claude lelouchs brilliant 1995 reinterpretation, it is moving and effective in its own right, as a more straightforward adaptation. I saw this version on fox movie channel around 20002001 and was mesmerized by it.
After serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a. Some stage productions should not be made into movies. Once victor hugos novel, then cameron mackintoshs stage musical, and now tom hoopers movie, the beloved tale of lives in the gutters of 19th century france hits the big screen in musical form looking, well, almost identical to the stage version. Les miserables 2012 i have read lots of theology, but for my money the two greatest spiritual works of the nineteenth century are les miserables and a tale of two.
Les miserables 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Les miserables 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A policeman, javert geoffrey rush, who was a prison guard when valjean was locked up, has a vendetta against him and tries to denounce him as a criminal despite a lack of evidence. By the way, if you want a wonderful non singing movie version of les miserables get the one with liam neeson and geoffrey rush. Read the les miserables movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. My friend says the acting was amazing but the musical performance was lacking and averagemediocre. Watch les miserables in concert 1998 full hd movie online on without registration. Watch les miserables in concert 1998 full hd movie.
With richard jordan, anthony perkins, cyril cusack, claude dauphin. Neesons is an outstanding, memorable jean valjean who does a mighty job of anchoring this film and keeping its drama earthy and humane. Uma thurman is fantine, the vulnerable prostitute who. Jun 01, 2012 the official 2012 movie trailer for les miserables the movie starring hugh jackman, russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, aaron tveit, samantha barks, with helena bonham. Directed by bille august, it stars liam neeson as jean valjean, geoffrey rush as inspector javert, uma thurman as fantine, and claire danes as cosette. Fullhd movie, les miserables 1998 fullhd movie dvd quality. He has since starred in a number of other successful films, including star wars. Jean valjean richard jordan, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel policeman javert anthony perkins. The third american bigscreen rendition of victor hugos classic novel, bille augusts les miserables is without a doubt the most emotionally powerful and handsomely mounted production of the. Yared was replaced by basil poledouris, who had a limited time to compose a full score. It stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, and claire danes. Liam neeson stars as jean valjean, and the movie makes its style clear in an early scene, where he stands, homeless and hungry, at the door of a bishop, and.
Kudos to all involved for a finelycrafted period drama that delivers over two hours of solid, literate entertainment. From the page to the stage to the screen, its been quite the journey for les miserables. Les miserables is like a perfectly respectable classics illustrated version of the victor hugo novel. With liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, christopher adamson. Feb 23, 2016 a novel by victor hugo, examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of france, the architecture and urban design of paris, p. Over the years, millions of fans have come to admire jean valjean, the books protagonist, who proves that a man can change, and to adore cosette, the one girl who. Liam neeson is an irish actor from northern ireland who rose to prominence with his acclaimed starring role in steven spielbergs 1993 oscar winner schindlers list. Episode i the phantom menace, taken, michael collins, les miserables, batman begins, kinsey, clash of the titans, and the chronicles of narnia. Les miserables 1998 film starring liam neeson home. Les miserables 1998 film starring liam neeson home facebook. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent les miserables online on moviefone. A novel by victor hugo, examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of france, the architecture and urban design of paris, p.
I had to read les miserables in french in high school, and never quite understood it, so the details are interesting. Neeson s is an outstanding, memorable jean valjean who does a mighty job of anchoring this film and keeping its drama earthy and humane. Liam john neeson obe born 7 june 1952 is an actor from northern ireland. Liam neeson stars as jean valjean, a heartless convict who is transformed by a single act of mercy. See more ideas about les miserables movie, les miserables and les miserables 2012. As in the original novel, the storyline follows the adult life of jean valjean, an exconvict paroled following 19 years of hard labor, for stealing bread. Les miserables vhs, 1998, closed captioned for sale. The movies whole virtuous conception of jean valjean sticks in my craw. As far as the latter, for my input, nothing compares to this version. I like musicals very much, but i have never found the music in les miz particularly good. I enjoyed the version starring liam neeson the most. Watch les miserables online stream full movie directv. Les miserables stars liam neeson, geoffrey, uma thurman and claire.
Released 1998, les miserables stars liam neeson, geoffrey rush, uma thurman, claire danes the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 11 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Liam neeson jean valjean geoffrey rush javert uma thurman fantine claire danes cosette hans matheson marius reine brynolfsson captain beauvais peter vaughan. Les miserables vhs, 1998, closed captioned for sale online. Frenchman jean valjean liam neeson, imprisoned for stealing bread, is paroled after nearly two decades of hard labor. After serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of. Les miserables 1998 trailers and clips after serving a lengthy prison sentence, jean valjean liam neeson turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor.
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