Les Misérables (1998 film)

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Les Misérables (1998 film) is a dramatic adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel, featuring Geoffrey Rush alongside Liam Neeson and Uma Thurman in a story of redemption, justice, and social injustice in 19th-century France.

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instanceOf drama film
film
antagonistCharacter Javert in Les Misérables
surface form: Javert
basedOn Les Misérables
novel by Victor Hugo
cinematographyBy Jörgen Persson
composer Basil Poledouris
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Bille August
distributedBy TriStar Pictures
distributedInFormat theatrical release
editedBy Janus Billeskov Jansen
featuresEvent June Days Uprising
surface form: June Rebellion in Paris
followsCharacterArcOf Jean Valjean
genre historical drama film
period drama film
hasAlternativeTitle Les Misérables (1998 film)
surface form: Les Miserables
hasTheme class struggle
forgiveness
law versus mercy
language English
mainCharacter Cosette
Fantine
Javert in Les Misérables
surface form: Javert

Jean Valjean
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surface form: Les Misérables
partOf film adaptations of Les Misérables
portrays justice
moral transformation
poverty
redemption
social injustice
producer James G. Robinson NERFINISHED
productionCompany Mandalay Pictures
surface form: Mandalay Entertainment

TriStar Pictures
releaseYear 1998
runtimeMinutes 134
screenwriter Rafael Yglesias
setInCity Paris
setInPeriod 19th-century France
starredActor Claire Danes
Geoffrey Rush
Hans Matheson
Jonathan Pryce
surface form: Johnathan Pryce

Liam Neeson
Peter Vaughan
Uma Thurman

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Geoffrey Rush notableWork Les Misérables (1998 film)