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Les Misérables, 1935

A very American adaptation; the story is altered to fit the political mainstream of the 30's and it wasn't proper to portray a prostitute as sympathetic - Fantine never walks the streets in this one.

In 1936, it received four Acadamy Award nominations; Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Assistant Director and Best Cinematography.

Laughton and Hardwicke met again in the 1939 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Released
1935
20th Century Fox

Director
Richard Boleslawski

Cast
Frederic March
(Jean Valjean)
Charles Laughton
(Javert)
Florence Eldridge
(Fantine)
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
(Monseigneur Myriel)

Duration: 104 mins