Les Miserables
Time Out says
Rennie's Valjean is a stormy Biblical prophet (in the chiselled cinematic manner), while Robert Newton's Javert is a puffed-up turkeycock always, it seems, about to burst his buttons. Neither the escaped convict nor the 'imprisoned' policeman holds back. In the end, however, the honours go to Newton. He knows when to lay aside the bluster and movingly touch in the details which make his character pitiable. This lavish and very carefully mounted version of Hugo's novel was scripted by Richard Murphy for Fox; it's well acted by a roster of star secondary players, all of whom rise to the dignity of the proceedings, and was shot in rich, chiaroscuro b/w by Joseph LaShelle. Notable finale in the Paris sewers; but, regrettably, somewhat lacking in passionate conviction.
Details
Release details
Duration:
105 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Lewis Milestone
Screenwriter:
Richard Murphy
Cast:
Michael Rennie
Robert Newton
Debra Paget
Sylvia Sidney
Edmund Gwenn
James Robertson Justice
Cameron Mitchell
Elsa Lanchester
Florence Bates
Robert Newton
Debra Paget
Sylvia Sidney
Edmund Gwenn
James Robertson Justice
Cameron Mitchell
Elsa Lanchester
Florence Bates