Les Misérables 66 years old

Victor Hugo's monumental novel Les Miserables has been filmed so often that sometimes it's hard to tell one version from another. One of the best and most faithful adaptations is this 240-minute French production, starring Jean Gabin as the beleaguered Jean Valjean. Arrested for a petty crime, Valjean spends years 20 in the brutal French penal system. Even upon his release, his trail is dogged by relentless Inspector Javert. Valjean's efforts to create a new life for himself despite the omnipresence of Javert is meticulously detailed in this film, which utilizes several episodes from the Hugo original that had hitherto never been dramatized. Originally released as a single film, Les Miserables was usually offered as a two-parter outside of France.

Credits

Jean Ozenne as le préfet de Montreuil

René Fleur as le cardinal

Suzanne Nivette as Mademoiselle Gillenormand

Jean Gabin as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

Jean Topart as Récitant / Narrator (voix)

Marc Eyraud as Grantaire

Les Misérables Cast

Name	Character
Jean Ozenne He was 60, 70 years old when he died	as le préfet de Montreuil
René Fleur He was 54, 68 years old when he died	as le cardinal
Suzanne Nivette She was 63, 100 years old when she died	as Mademoiselle Gillenormand
Jean Gabin He was 53, 72 years old when he died	as Jean Valjean / Champmathieu
Jean Topart He was 35, 90 years old when he died	as Récitant / Narrator (voix)
Marc Eyraud He was 34, 80 years old when he died	as Grantaire
Pierre Moncorbier He was 50, 70 years old when he died
Johannes Knittel He was 47, 78 years old when he died
Serge Reggiani He was 35, 82 years old when he died	as Enjolras
Lucien Baroux He was 69, 79 years old when he died	as Gillenormand
Pierre Tabard He was 30, 76 years old when he died	as Prouvaire
Paul Bonifas He was 55, 73 years old when he died
Giani Esposito He was 27, 43 years old when he died	as Marius de Pontmercy
Paul Villé He was 76, 96 years old when he died	as Basque
Bourvil He was 40, 53 years old when he died	as Thénardier
Werner Dissel He was 45, 90 years old when he died	as Brevet
Jean d'Yd He was 77, 83 years old when he died	as Le père Mabeuf
Danièle Delorme She was 31, 89 years old when she died	as Fantine
Fredy Barten He was 66, 80 years old when he died
Jean Murat He was 69, 79 years old when he died	as le colonel Pontmercy
Silvia Monfort She was 34, 67 years old when she died	as Eponine
Bernard Blier He was 42, 73 years old when he died	as Javert (père et fils)
Julienne Paroli She was 75, 77 years old when she died	as Madame Magloire
Jacques Marin He was 38, 81 years old when he died	as Le messager
Jacques Harden He was 32, 66 years old when he died	as Courfeyrac
Edmond Ardisson He was 53, 79 years old when he died	as Un gendarme
Edouard Francomme He was 64, 87 years old when he died
Madeleine Barbulée She was 47, 90 years old when she died	as Soeur Simplice
Elfriede Florin She was 45, 93 years old when she died	as La Thénardier
Mag-Avril She was 59, 86 years old when she died
Christian Fourcade He was 15, now 82 years old	as Le petit ramoneur
Luc Andrieux He was 41, 60 years old when he died	as Un ouvrier
Louis Arbessier He was 50, 90 years old when he died	as Le préfet
Bernard Musson He was 33, 85 years old when he died	as un bourgeois
Gerhard Bienert He was 60, 88 years old when he died	as le président du tribunal
Jimmy Urbain He was 14, now 81 years old	as Gavroche
Martine Havet She was 10, 67 years old when she died	as Costte à 8 ans
Laure Paillette She was 61, 71 years old when she died	as La servante, rue Plumet
Béatrice Altariba She was 18, now 85 years old	as Cosette
André Dalibert He was 50, 89 years old when he died
Harry Hindemith He was 51, 66 years old when he died	as un bagnard
Georges Atlas He was 31, 69 years old when he died
Henri Guégan He was 31, 85 years old when he died	as Un ami de l'ABC
Robert Bazil He was 5, now 71 years old	as Un commissaire
Fernand Ledoux He was 61, 96 years old when he died	as Monseigneur Myriel
Horst Buder He was 8, now 74 years old
Nico Turoff He was 58, 78 years old when he died	as Chenildieu
Gérard Darrieu He was 33, 79 years old when he died	as Feuilly
Isabelle Lobbe	as Azelma
Waltraut Kramm She was 26, now 93 years old
Gabrielle Fontan She was 84, 86 years old when she died	as la supérieure du couvent
Hans Finohr He was 66, 75 years old when he died
Trude Brentina She was 58, 86 years old when she died
Henri Coutet He was 48, 89 years old when he died
Hans Ulrich Laufer He was 34, 83 years old when he died

Les Misérables Crew

Name	Department
René Barjavel as Author. He was 47 (74) years old when He died	Writing
Victor Hugo as Novel. He was 156 (83) years old when He died	Writing
Jacques Natteau as Director of Photography. He was 37 (86) years old when He died	Camera
Georges Van Parys as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (68) years old when He died	Sound
Michel Audiard as Author. He was 37 (65) years old when He died	Writing
Jean-Paul Le Chanois as Director. He was 48 (75) years old when He died	Directing

Les Misérables (66 years)

Release day: Tuesday, March 11, 1958
Runtime: 210 minutes