Since its original publication, Les Misérables has been the subject of a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media, such as books, films, musicals, plays and games.
Notable examples of these adaptations include:
- The 1934 film, 4½-hour French version directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Florelle, Josseline Gaël and Jean Servais.
- The 1935 film directed by Richard Boleslawski, starring Fredric March and Charles Laughton, nominated for Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Assistant Director at 8th Academy Awards.
- The 1937 radio adaptation by Orson Welles.[42]
- The 1952 film adaptation directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Michael Rennie and Robert Newton.
- The 1958 film adaptation directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, with an international cast starring Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, and Bourvil.[43] Called "the most memorable film version", it was filmed in East Germany and was overtly political.[44]
- The 1978 television film adaptation, starring Richard Jordan and Anthony Perkins.
- The 1980 musical, by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg.[45]
- The 1982 film adaptation, directed by Robert Hossein, starring Lino Ventura and Michel Bouquet.
- The 1995 film, by Claude Lelouch, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo[46]
- The 1998 film, starring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.[47]
- The 2000 TV miniseries, starring Gérard Depardieu and John Malkovich.[48]
- The 2007 TV anime adaptation, by Studio Nippon Animation.
- The 2010 concert starring Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Samantha Barks and Lea Salonga performed at The O2 Arena. [49]
- The 2012 film of the musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried.[50]
- A 2018 British TV series by Andrew Davies, starring Dominic West, David Oyelowo and Lily Collins.[51]
Sequels
- Laura Kalpakian's Cosette: The Sequel to Les Misérables was published in 1995. It continues the story of Cosette and Marius, but is more a sequel to the musical than to the original novel.
- In 2001, two French novels by François Cérésa that continue Hugo's story appeared: Cosette ou le temps des illusions and Marius ou le fugitif. The former has been published in an English translation. Javert appears as a hero who survived his suicide attempt and becomes religious; Thénardier returns from America; Marius is unjustly imprisoned.[52] The works were the subject of an unsuccessful lawsuit, Société Plon et autres v. Pierre Hugo et autres brought by Hugo's great-great-grandson.[53][54]
