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Les Misérables is a 2012 musical drama and romance film directed by Tom Hooper. The cast includes Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried. The screenplay was written by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, with music composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Production was handled by Working Title Films, Relativity Media, and Universal Pictures, with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, and Cameron Mackintosh serving as producers.
The film was released in the United Kingdom and the United States, with a runtime of 158 minutes. It was filmed in London, Old Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, and Winchester Cathedral, while the narrative is set in France, Montreuil, and Paris. The motion picture received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound, along with a National Board of Review Top Ten Films award. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Costume Design.
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Film · TMDB
7.3An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean
- Russell Crowe as Javert
- Amanda Seyfried as Cosette
- Anne Hathaway as Fantine
- Eddie Redmayne as Marius Pontmercy
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Monsieur Thénardier
Themes
- rebellion
- army
- robbery
- france
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- love at first sight
- brothel
- mayor
- french revolution
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
360,640 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Metacritic
63/100
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Genres
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 85 wins & 177 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tom Hooper
- Screenplay by
- William Nicholson Alain Boublil Claude-Michel Schönberg Herbert Kretzmer
- Based on
- Les Misérables , by Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil Jean-Marc Natel Les Misérables , by Victor Hugo
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Debra Hayward Cameron Mackintosh
- Starring
- Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway Amanda Seyfried Eddie Redmayne Helena Bonham Carter Sacha Baron Cohen
- Cinematography
- Danny Cohen
- Edited by
- Melanie Oliver Chris Dickens
- Music by
- Claude-Michel Schönberg
- Production companies
- Relativity Media Working Title Films Camack International
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- 5 December 2012 ( 2012-12-05 ) ( Odeon Luxe Leicester Square ) 25 December 2012 ( 2012-12-25 ) (United States) 11 January 2013 ( 2013-01-11 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 157 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $61 million
- Box office
- $442.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Les Misérables
- Main subject
- rivalry
- Director
- Tom Hooper
- Screenwriter
- Herbert Kretzmer
- Cast member
- Kerry Ellis
- Composer
- Claude-Michel Schönberg
- Producer
- Cameron Mackintosh
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Danny Cohen
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- Gourdon
- Duration
- 158
- FilmAffinity ID
- 382807
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.lesmiserablesfilm.com
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- Commons category
- Les Misérables (2012 film)
- publication date
- 2012-12-27
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- Chris Dickens
- title
- Les Misérables
- distributed by
- iTunes
- production designer
- Eve Stewart
- after a work by
- Victor Hugo
- capital cost
- 61000000
- box office
- 441809770
- described at URL
- tw.movie.yahoo.com/movieinfo_main.html/id=4334
- set in period
- 1832
- review score
- 63/100
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