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Les Misérables (1972)

Les Misérables poster
Directed by
Marcel Bluwal
Genre
drama television series
Country
France
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a French TV adaptation of Victor Hugo's story about Jean Valjean, an ex-convict trying to rebuild his life in 19th century France. It follows his struggle with a relentless police inspector and his efforts to care for a young girl named Cosette.

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What happens

Les Misérables est une mini-série française en deux parties de 117 minutes réalisée par Marcel Bluwal d'après le roman éponyme de Victor Hugo, et diffusée les 21 et 28 septembre 1972 sur la deuxième chaîne de l'ORTF. Au Québec, elle a été diffusée en quatre parties du 6 et 27 septembre 1974 à la Télévision de Radio-Canada dans Hors série, et en Suisse sur TSR1. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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