
In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean

Michel Boujenah
André Ziman

Alessandra Martines
Elise Ziman

Salomé Lelouch
La fille Ziman

Annie Girardot
Thénardière 1942

Philippe Léotard
Thénardier 1942

Philippe Khorsand
Javert

Ticky Holgado
Kind Hoodlum

Rufus
Thénardier 1830 / 1990

Nicole Croisille
Thénardière 1830 / 1990

William Leymergie
Toureiffel

Jean Marais
Mgr Myriel

Micheline Presle
Mother Superior

Darry Cowl
Bookseller

Clémentine Célarié
Catherine / Fantine

Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Le comte de Villeneuve

Margot Abascal
Salomé, à 18 ans

Jacques Gamblin
Le bedeau

Pierre Vernier
Le chef du bagne

Robert Hossein
Le maître de cérémonie

Cyrielle Clair
La comtesse du bal

Marie Bunel
Une jeune femme juive

Michaël Cohen
Marius

Anne-Marie Pisani
Une jeune femme juive

Wolfgang Pissors
L'officier du bunker

Mario Pecqueur
Un officier 1918

Richard Sammel
Le caporal allemand du Jura
Crew

Claude Lelouch
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer

Victor Hugo
Novel
Hélène de Luze
Editor
Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty
Director of Photography

Jacques Bufnoir
Production Design, Art Direction
Laurent Tesseyre
Production Design, Set Decoration
Dominique Borg
Costume Design
Magali Ceyrat
Makeup Artist
Sano de Perpessac
Makeup Artist

Charly Koubesserian
Makeup Artist

Harald Maury
Sound Designer

Jean-Noël Yven
Sound Effects Editor
Jean Gargonne
Sound Editor
Gérard Rousseau
Sound Mixer

Eric Tisserand
Sound Mixer
Pierre Martens
Sound Recordist

Didier Barbelivien
Original Music Composer

Erik Berchot
Original Music Composer

Francis Lai
Original Music Composer

Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer

Philippe Servain
Original Music Composer
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