Les Misérables: VIDEOS

LES MISÉRABLES Canada Official Trailer [HD] Presented by Universal Pictures Canada. Published on Jun 8, 2012. In its 27th year, the famous international stage hit Les Misérables has been adapted for the big screen. Seen by over 60 million people worldwide in 42 countries and 21 languages, the film is continuously smashing box office records everywhere. Under the direction of Tom Hooper, the Academy Award®-winning filmmaker of The King's Speech, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, together with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen, feature in this Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production. Les Misérables, a timeless monument to the persistence of the human spirit, is a gripping tale of unfulfilled love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption set against the backdrop of 19th-century France. Jackman portrays Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who violates his parole and is pursued by the brutal police officer Javert (Crowe) for decades. Their lives are drastically altered when Valjean accepts to look after Fantine, a factory worker played by Hathaway, and her little daughter, Cosette. December 2012 will see the world's longest-running musical, in Tom Hooper's expansive and magnificent adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic story, unleash its power on the big screen. The musical masterpiece Les Misérables, which features well-known songs such as "I Dreamed a Dream," "Bring Him Home," "One Day More," and "On My Own," has been reimagined into a cinematic experience that will last a lifetime.