Les Miserables Movies & Media Adaptations

Les Miserables Media Adaptations

Recorded in 1988, Les Miserables is available from Dove Books on Tape in an abridged version read by Christopher Cazenove.

Les Miserables was adapted for the stage as a musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-MIchel Schonberg, with the lyrics composed by Herbert Kretzmer. In 1995, the tenth anniversary concert in Royal Albert Hall, London, was released as a movie by Columbia Tri-Star Home Video.

The musical is also available as a sound recording from Geffen produced in 1987. This version features the original Broadway cast.

Les Miserables was made into a film in 1935, starring Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson, and John Beal. Directed by Richard Boleslawski, this adaptation is detailed and faithful to the novel, except for a changed ending. Considered a classic, the film received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Picture.

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