Les Misérables (1909)
- Original title
- The Galley Slave
- Directed by
- J. Stuart Blackton
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is an early silent film adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. It follows the story of an ex-convict trying to build a new life while being pursued by a relentless inspector.
historicaldramaticslow-pacedearnestmelodramaticstagedarchaicsomber
What happens
Les Misérables is a 1909 American silent historical drama proto-feature film (four short films that can be seen separately as a series, but when combined resemble a full-length feature film). The proto-feature movie is based on the 1862 French novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, and stars Maurice Costello and William V. Ranous. It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America, the film consists of four reels. The reels were released over the course of three months, from September 4 to November 27, 1909. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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