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Les Misérables (1967 TV Series)
''Les Misérables'' is a 1967 television series of 10 parts each of 25 minutes produced by BBC Television and launched on 22 October 1967. The cast included Frank Finlay as Jean Valjean and Michael Napier Brown as the barber. The film series was produced in colour, with mono sound, though there were few colour TV sets available at the time in the UK. Although the original master videotapes were wiped, 35mm film copies of the series survived the BBC's archival purge and it was released by Simply Media onto DVD in 2019. Plot summary Selected cast * Frank Finlay as Jean Valjean * Anthony Bate as Insp. Javert * Alan Rowe as Thenardier * Lesley Roach as young Cosette * Judy Parfitt as Mme. Thenardier * Elizabeth Counsell as Eponine * Cavan Kendall as Enjolras * Vivian MacKerrell as Marius * Michele Dotrice as Fantine and Cosette * Derek Lamden as Gavroche * Eileen Moore as Mme. Victurnien * Frederick Treves as Yves * Finlay Currie as Bishop of Digne * Norman Mitchell as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including ''The Miserables'', ''The Wretched'', ''The Miserable Ones'', ''The Poor Ones'', ''The Wretched Poor'', ''The Victims'', and ''The Dispossessed''. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic and familial love. ''Les Misérables'' has been popularized through n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
