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Released
1978 · FILM

Les Miserables

A classic tale of one man's search for freedom and another's quest for revenge.

Directed by
Runtime
150 min
DramaHistoryRomanceTV Movie
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, is pursued by the relentless policeman Javert. Their conflict becomes a defining force in both of their lives, leading Valjean into the heart of the student revolutions in France.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Bill BlundenShot by Jean TournierScored by Allyn FergusonDesigned by Wilfred Shingleton

Also known as

  • Die Elendende
  • Les Misérablesen
  • Los miserableses
  • I miserabiliit

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