American actress Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises) won the Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role as Fantine...
The main character of the musical, based on Victor Hugo's novel of the same name, is Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), who is sentenced to the galleys for stealing a piece of bread. After his release, he becomes a real criminal who only wakes up to his sins when the bishop denies his theft to the police. Ten years later, he becomes mayor of Vigau, but unfortunately Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe) is appointed head of the local police, who has a score to settle with Valjean of the galleys...
Les Misérables has been performed as a stage musical for 27 years!
Interesting fact: During filming, the cast sang live on set...
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