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

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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