Directed by:
Claude LelouchScreenplay:
Claude LelouchCinematography:
Philippe Pavans de CeccattyCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Annie Girardot, Philippe Léotard, Ticky Holgado, Rufus, Jean Marais, Micheline Presle, Darry Cowl (more)Plots(1)
Loosely based on Victor Hugo's classic 1862 novel. Henri Fortin is a rough-hewn but good-hearted man whose trials and tribulations echo the story of Hugo's hero, Jean Valjean. Though born in the humblest of circumstances, Fortin encounters a diverse array of people in his life and is alternately perceived as a savior and a villain as the fortunes of the world are rocked by the events leading up to, including and immediately following the Second World War. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886225_57cea4.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Michel Boujenah](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/463/160463634_32bc8a.jpg)
Michel Boujenah
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1995)
Le Grand Restaurant (2010) (TV movie)
My Woman Is Leaving Me (1996)
![Alessandra Martines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268762_31b529.jpg)
Alessandra Martines
Italy
Best movies:
Don Bosco (2004) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (1995)
Love Me No More (2008)
![Annie Girardot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/090/162090025_151b9b.jpg)
Annie Girardot
France
Best movies:
La Dernière Nuit (1981) (TV movie)
To Each His Hell (1977)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
![Philippe Léotard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273219_4b288e.jpg)
Philippe Léotard
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Les Misérables (1995)
Two English Girls (1971)
Ticky Holgado
France
Best movies:
Manon of the Spring (1986)
Amélie (2001)
My New Partner (1984)
![Rufus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/697/163697898_799b5b.jpg)
Rufus
France
Best movies:
Amélie (2001)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
Trop c'est trop (1975)
![Jean Marais](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269186_eff34e.jpg)
Jean Marais
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
![Micheline Presle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/930/162930792_90852e.png)
Micheline Presle
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
![Darry Cowl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280966_5b1500.jpg)
Darry Cowl
France
Best movies:
Trop c'est trop (1975)
Les Misérables (1995)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
![Antoine Duléry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/733/160733446_797d16.png)
Antoine Duléry
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1995)
Cyrano, My Love (2018)
Jean-Philippe (2006)
![Jacques Gamblin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/104/161104871_9e2407.jpg)
Jacques Gamblin
France
Best movies:
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Les Misérables (1995)
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Arlette Thomas
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
Les Misérables (1995)
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)
![Pierre Vernier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396128_a6a63e.jpg)
Pierre Vernier
France
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
I... For Icarus (1979)
Le Rouge et le noir (1997) (TV movie)
![Robert Hossein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/480/162480173_ffb734.jpg)
Robert Hossein
France
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Professional (1981)
Rififi (1955)
![Marie Bunel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/488/160488449_154101.png)
Marie Bunel
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Le Silence de la mer (2004) (TV movie)
The Chorus (2004)
![Maurice Auzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400477_80f3e7.jpg)
Maurice Auzel
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Richard Sammel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217108_ab2b00.jpg)
Richard Sammel
West Germany
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Casino Royale (2006)
![Michaël Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465174_0278f9.jpg)
Michaël Cohen
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1995)
La Belle Epoque (2019)
L'Opération Corned Beef (1991)
![Cyrielle Clair](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517992_a7f5f0.jpg)
Cyrielle Clair
France
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
Les Misérables (1995)
Sword of Gideon (1986) (TV movie)