Les Misérables (1935 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Boleslawski |
| Screenplay by | W. P. Lipscomb |
| Based on | Les Misérables 1862 novel by Victor Hugo |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Fredric March |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Barbara McLean |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 103 minutes (normal), 6 minutes (credits) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Les Misérables is a 1935 American drama film starring Fredric March and Charles Laughton based upon the 1862 Victor Hugo novel of the same name. The movie was adapted by W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. This was the last film for Twentieth Century Pictures before it merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century-Fox. The plot of the film mostly follows Hugo's novel Les Misérables, but there are many differences.
The film was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Assistant Director, the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. The National Board of Review named the film the sixth best of 1935.