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Reviews: Stage, Screen and Other Adaptations

Since finishing my epic re-read of Les Misérables, I've been watching the various movie adaptations and finding other versions of the story, including a classic radio play, some comics, and even a children's book.

Movies

=> 1935 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Richard Boleslawski, starring Frederic March and Charles Laughton.

=> 1952 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Michael Rennie and Robert Newton.

=> 1978 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Glenn Jordan, starring Anthony Perkins and Richard Jordan.

=> 1998 Les Misérables Movie

directed by Bille August, starring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.

=> 2000 Les Misérables TV Miniseries (3-hour version)

directed by Josée Dayan, starring Gerard Depardieu and John Malkovich.

=> 2012 Les Misérables Movie

musical directed by Tom Hooper, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

=> Followup: The 2012 movie after re-reading the book

Spoofs and Parodies

=> Les Miseranimals

(Animaniacs' spoof)

=> Thénardier's Inn

(a cabaret-style parody)

=> Three Les Misérables parodies

Stage, Audio and Books

=> Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Stage Production

=> Orson Welles Radio Drama

(1937)

=> Classics Illustrated original comic book

(1943)

=> Classics Illustrated revised comic book

(1961)

=> Cozy Classics: Les Misérables

=> Manga Classics: Les Misérables

=> Re-Reading Les Misérables

Thoughts and commentary on Victor Hugo’s masterpiece.