# Les Misérables (1998)

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**Runtime**: 134 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, History, Romance
**Directed by**: Bille August
**Written by**: Rafael Yglesias
**Starring**: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, Peter Vaughan

> *The legend comes to life.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that really wants you to know it's adapted from Victor Hugo. Jean Valjean, having served hard time for stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the unyielding Javert. Eventually Valjean gets mixed up in some student uprisings. It's a solid adaptation, provided you've never read the book.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, epic, tender

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