Victor Hugo's Les Misérables DVD 1978 Victor Hugo - A Nyomorultak / Directed by Glenn Jordan / Starring: Richard Jordan, Antony Perkins, Cyrill Cusack, Claude Dauphin, John Gielgud

UPC 5999546334388

MADE IN THE EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: Hungarian 2.0, English 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian       

Total Runtime: 120 minutes

!!! Condition of this CD is USED VERY GOOD !!!

English Summary:

Les Misérables is a 1978 British made-for-television film adaptation of the 1862 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The film was written by John Gay, produced by Lew Grade, and directed by Glenn Jordan (no relation to star Richard Jordan). The film originally aired on U.S. television on CBS on 27 December 1978.

The plot follows the general outline of the novel of the same name, omitting many details and some entire episodes. The narrative is strictly chronological and avoids the digressions required to mirror the novel's structure. Many of the novel's minor characters do not appear or are combined. For example, the role of the Thénardiers is reduced to a scene in which Valjean ransoms Cosette from them.

The film begins with Jean Valjean's theft and then lingers in the Toulon prison where his mistreatment is detailed under the gaze of Javert, who witnesses Valjean's amazing feat of strength in rescuing a man crushed under a boulder. Valjean escapes when saving another convict who had fallen while repairing some battlements. Struggling to survive, he encounters a kindly Bishop, who feeds and shelters him. He steals silver plates from the Bishop. When Valjean is arrested and brought back to the Bishop, the Bishop pretends the silver pieces were a gift, dismisses the police, and gives Valjean two silver candlesticks in addition to what he had originally stolen. Valjean is overcome. The Bishop tells him he has purchased his soul for God and that his life will now be different.

Hungarian Summary:

Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) éhező gyerekek számára lop kenyeret s ezért öt év gályarabságra ítélik. Sokadszori szökési kísérlete végre sikerül, de rengeteg viszontagságon megy át és sokat nyomorog, mire végre megérti, hogy tisztességesnek kell lennie, és sikerül becsületes polgárrá felküzdeni magát.

Hiába válik azonban belőle az évek során jólelkű, tiszta szívű ember, bűnös múltja újra és újra megbosszulja magát. Hajdani vétségéért egy életen át üldözi a kegyetlen rendőrfelügyelő, Javert (Anthony Perkins).

Élete folytonos menekülés és újrakezdés. De számára immár nem is saját boldogsága a legfontosabb, hanem az, hogy nevelt lánya, a kis Cosette kikerüljön a nyomor és a bűn világának fojtogató világából.

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