Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013)

7.7/10 56 min Documentary

Overview

From Victor Hugo`s classic French novel of the nineteenth century to Tom Hooper`s award winning blockbuster, Les Misérables has undergone one of the most successful transitions from book to stage to screen. In this new documentary, the scintillating journey of Hugo`s universal story is traced from book to stage to screen with contributions from those who have starred in and helped to create the entertainment phenomenon which has captured a place in everyone`s hearts. Helmed by entertainment and celebrity journalist Neil Sean, this insightful documentary traces the events of the Paris insurrection in 1832 and features excerpts from the restored 1978 Les Misérables lm starring Anthony Perkins alongside interviews with Frances Ruffelle, Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, Tom Hooper, Alfie Boe, Amanda Seyfried, Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Anne Hathaway.

Cast

Cameron Mackintosh

Self

Alfie Boe

Self

Lea Salonga

Self (archive footage)

Frances Ruffelle

Self

Tom Hooper

Self

Hugh Jackman

Self

Russell Crowe

Self

Anne Hathaway

Self

Amanda Seyfried

Self

Sacha Baron Cohen

Self

Eddie Redmayne

Self

Isabelle Allen

Self

Samantha Barks

Self

Aaron Tveit

Self

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