Victor Hugo
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Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, Les misérables is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.
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Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 85 pages ; 22 cm.
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In this profoundly moving milestone by the author of Les Misérables, a condemned man writes of his mental anguish inside the walls of a prison. With six weeks of life left to him before facing the guillotine--for a crime that is never revealed--he looks back on the events of his life. Includes a new introduction by anti-death-penalty activist David Dow.--Publisher description.
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Pub. Date
p1996
Physical Desc
2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To celebrate 10 years as the world's most popular musical, the cast of Les Misrables threw a phenomenal birthday party at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1995. A decade after Trevor Nunn directed its premiere at the Barbican Centre, and the subsequent move into what became a permanent home at the West End Palace Theatre, producer Cameron Macintosh felt the time had come for a little outing for "the miserables." Conductor David Charles Abell, having...
Author
Pub. Date
℗1987
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (105 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 libretto (18 pages : illustrations)
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After Les Misérables became a huge hit in London, it moved to Broadway, bringing along two stars from the London production, Colm Wilkinson as the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle as the despondent Eponine. Filling out this 1987 cast are Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers). Whether you prefer the London cast...
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Pub. Date
p2012
Physical Desc
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King's Speech's Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie...
11) Les misérables
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (391 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Quasimodo ventures from his tower to the joyous festival of fools, but the crowd turns cruel and rejects him because of the way he looks. The gypsy Esmeralda rescues him and he finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves--while reminding us to see people as they are rather than how they appear.
13) Les misérables
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.