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.
Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu
Lino Ventura
Inspector Javert
Michel Bouquet
Thénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil
Jean Carmet
Fantine, Cosette's mother
Évelyne Bouix
The Thénardier, innkeeper's wife
Françoise Seigner
Cosette
Christiane Jean
Innkeeper
Roger Hanin
Éponine Thénardier
Candice Patou
Azelma Thénardier
Corinne Dacla
Marius Pontmercy
Franck Cabot-David
Courfeyrac
Robin Renucci
Enjolras
Hervé Furic
Grantaire
Alexandre Tamar
Combeferre
Christian Benedetti
Bossuet
Tony Joudrier
Bahorel
Christophe Odent
Mr. Gillenormand, uncle of Marius Pontmercy
Fernand Ledoux
Cosette child
Valentine Bordelet
Éponine Thénardier child
Agathe Ladner
Azelma Thénardier child
Catherine Di Rigo
Gavroche, young son of Thénardier
Emmanuel Curtil
Montparnasse
Denis Lavant
Guelemère
Georges Lycan
Claquessous
Jean-René Gossart
Bahet
Marcel Champel
Fauchelevent, injured man
Paul Préboist
Gillenormand's daughter
Nathalie Nerval
Sister Fantine from the hospital
Arlette Thomas
Landlady of the house Corbeau
Héléna Manson
Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel, Bishop of Digne
Louis Seigner
Mother Magnon
Dominique Davray
General advocate
Armand Mestral
Sister Simplice
Viviane Elbaz
Lafayette
Hubert Noël
Coachman
Robert Dalban
Gendarme
Olivier Proust
Mother superior of the priory
Martine Pascal
First sewer policeman
Robert Bazil
General's deputy
Jean-Marie Bernicat
Mrs. Magloire, servant of Bishop Myriel
Aline Bertrand
Gervais, little Savoyard chimney sweep
Jacques Blal
Miss Baptistine
Madeleine Bouchez
Cochepaille, convict
Jacques Brécourt
Mr. Gillenormand's doorman
Jacques Bretonnière
Gendarme
Jacques Brucher
Noémie
Denise Chalem
General
André Chanal
Mirat
Bernard Dumaine
Town hall employee
André Dumas
President of the tribunal
René Dupré
Bréjon
Bernard Fatacki
Groomsman
Nicolas Hossein
Little Pierre
Guillaume Lagorce
Bamatabois, bourgeois
Claude Lancelot
Champmathieu's lawyer
Jean-Pierre Bernard
The black rider
Mario Luraschi
Bréjon son
Serge Malik
Deruche
René Morard
Second sewer policeman
Alain Nobis
Brother of the Christian school
Bernard Salvage
Drevet, convict at the trial of Champmathieu
Raymond Studer
Factory forewoman
Rose Thiéry
Chenildieu, convict at the trial of Champmathieu
Dominique Zardi
Server in Saint-Cloud (uncredited)
Henri Attal
Old lady of the church (uncredited)
Denise Bailly
Man with the cart (uncredited)
Eugène Berthier
La Provençale (uncredited)
Louise Busson
Delegate (uncredited)
Jean-Roger Caussimon
Blachevelle (uncredited)
Johnny David
Town hall bailiff (uncredited)
Luc Delhumeau
Barricade officer (uncredited)
Guy Di Rigo
La Bréjon, landlady of N.D. de Lorette (uncredited)
Yvette Etiévant
Favourite (uncredited)
Béatrice Halimi
Mr. Gillenormand's servant (uncredited)
Yaseen Khan
Father at the patio door of the house (uncredited)
Claude Laugier
Man with a cart (uncredited)
Gérard Loreau
Toussaint, Cosette's maid, rue Plumet (uncredited)
Mado Maurin
(uncredited)
Patrice Melennec
Factory guardian (uncredited)
Max Montavon
Pontmercy (uncredited)
Pierre Nègre
Prison guard (uncredited)
André Obadia
Man with a cart (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
Senator (uncredited)
Jean-Marie Proslier
Baker (uncredited)
Jacques Riberolles
Zéphine (uncredited)
Valérie Rojan
Fameuil (uncredited)
Michel Weinstadt