64
DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 history movies, −36 min on the typical 122
typical 12286Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1948
January 10, 1948
78 years ago
Genres
HistoryDramaLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
Italy
14 of 14
Gino CerviJean Valjean
Valentina CorteseFantine- HHHans HinrichJavert
Luigi PaveseThénardier- JRJone RomanoLa Thénardier
Gino CavalieriBlanchard
Massimo PianforiniVescovo Myriel- DGDuccia GiraldiCosetta da bambina
- NMNino MarchettiCourfeyrac
- ASAlba SetaccioliLa capo reparto dell'ufficina
Andreina PagnaniSuor Simplicia- DODelia OrmanÉponine
Gabriele Ferzetti(uncredited)
Cosetta Greco(uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Riccardo Freda Director, Screenplay
- Giorgio Lastricati First Assistant Director
- Valentino Trevisaneto First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Mario Monicelli Screenplay
- Steno Screenplay
- Victor Hugo Novel
Production · 3
- Carlo Ponti Producer
- Clemente Fracassi Production Manager
- Bruno Todini Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 5
- Rodolfo Lombardi Director of Photography
- Ugo Lombardi Camera Operator
- Nando Ferrazza Camera Operator
- Giorgio Orsini Camera Operator
- Guglielmo Lombardi Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Otello Colangeli Editor
Sound · 2
- Alessandro Cicognini Original Music Composer
- Fernando Previtali Conductor
Art · 2
- Guido Del Re Production Design
- Ivo Battelli Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Dario Cecchi Costume Design
- Alberto De Rossi Makeup Artist
- Maria Baroni Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Giovanni Piccolis Special Effects Supervisor
More like this
Watch order
The Les Misérables series
Film 1 of 2 · then Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
- Les Misérables (1948)
GoodWatch score 64You're here
- Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
GoodWatch score 64Film 2
Same genre
More history movies
- Oppenheimer (2023)
GoodWatch score 87 - Saving Private Ryan (1998)
GoodWatch score 90 - Ford v Ferrari (2019)
GoodWatch score 81 - Spotlight (2015)
GoodWatch score 89 - Les Misérables (2012)
GoodWatch score 70 - Apollo 13 (1995)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67 - The Uprising (2026)
GoodWatch score 59