Les Misérables

Les Misérables is a 1952 film inspired by the book. It condenses the story greatly, so if that bothers you look elsewhere for a movie that includes all those subplots. I liked the focus of this one just fine. It stars Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Robert Newton, and Edmund Gwenn. Cameron Mitchell is Marius. Rhys Williams is Brevet.

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Les Miserables (1952) 2/2 by heapsoflovehide3

TCM has an article that says, "There are many deviations from the source novel throughout but the movie holds true to the spirit intended," saying that it "retains the sense of moral struggle and redemption that so informs the book." Time names it as one of the "Les Mizzes Better Than the New Les Miz." The NYT has a mixed review from the time of the film's release.