

"In a time of chaos, in a world of change, he was moved by a book he could not read to become a hero he never imagined."
In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
Director: Claude Lelouch

Henri Fortin / Jean Valjean

André Ziman

Elise Ziman

La fille Ziman

Thénardière 1942

Thénardier 1942

Javert

Kind Hoodlum

Thénardier 1830 / 1990

Thénardière 1830 / 1990