Les Miserables

Victor Hugo’s classic of justice and injustice. Michael Rennie, Debra Paget. Javert: Robert Newton. Fantine: Sylvia Sidney. Bishop: Edmund Gwenn. Marius: Cameron Mitchell. Mme. Magloire: Elsa Lanchester. Mme. Bonnet: Florence Bates. Directed by Lewis Milestone., Victor Hugo’s classic of justice and injustice., Not up to the classic 1935 presentation, this is still an excellent adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic novel. The familiar characters of Valjean and Javert and the agonies of injustice are all portrayed convincingly against a backdrop of 18th century France.