1 Season
4 Episode
Les Misérables - Season 1
Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession.
- Year : 2000
- Country : France, Germany, Italy
- Genre : Drama, War & Politics
- Studio : TF1
- Keyword : based on novel or book, miniseries, woman director
- Director : Josée Dayan
- Cast : Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, Christian Clavier, Asia Argento, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jeanne Moreau