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Reviews: Stage, Screen and Other Adaptations

Since finishing my epic re-read of _Les Misérables_, I've been watching the various movie adaptations and finding other versions of the story, including a classic radio play, some comics, and even a children's book.

Movies

1935 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Richard Boleslawski, starring Frederic March and Charles Laughton.

1952 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Michael Rennie and Robert Newton.

1978 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Glenn Jordan, starring Anthony Perkins and Richard Jordan.

1998 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Bille August, starring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.

2000 Les Misérables TV Miniseries (3-hour version)

directed by Josée Dayan, starring Gerard Depardieu and John Malkovich.

2012 Les Misérables Movie

musical directed by Tom Hooper, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

Followup: The 2012 movie _after_ re-reading the book

Spoofs and Parodies

_Les Miseranimals_

(Animaniacs' spoof)

Thénardier's Inn

(a cabaret-style parody)

Three Les Misérables parodies

Stage, Audio and Books

Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Stage Production

Orson Welles Radio Drama

(1937)

Classics Illustrated original comic book

(1943)

Classics Illustrated revised comic book

(1961)

Cozy Classics: Les Misérables

Manga Classics: Les Misérables

Re-Reading Les Misérables

Thoughts and commentary on Victor Hugo’s masterpiece.