The Damned (1934)

Movie
German title	The damned
Original title	Les Misérables
Country of production	France
original language	French
Publishing year	1934
length	281 minutes
Rod
Director	Raymond Bernard
script	Raymond Bernard, André Lang
production	Raymond Borderie for Pathé-Natan
music	Arthur Honegger
camera	Jules Kruger , Paul Porter
occupation
Harry Baur : Jean Valjean / Champmathieu Charles Vanel : Inspector Javert Josseline Gaël : Cosette Florelle : Fantine Jean Servais : Marius Orane Demazis : Éponine Charles Dullin : Thenardier Henry Krauss : Monseigneur Myriel Gaby Triquet : Cosette as a child

The damned (original title: Les Misérables ) is a 1934 French film adaptation of the novel Die Elenden (French: Les Misérables ) by Victor Hugo . Harry Baur in the role of Valjean is named the best actor of 1934 in "Movies over Matter". The film is in two parts (1st part Eternal Fetters , 2nd part Homeless ).

The nearly five-hour black and white film is considered one of the best film adaptations of the novel.

criticism

"A melodrama set in impressive backdrops that places special emphasis on the socio-critical aspects of the original."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• Casualties in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ moviesovermatter: Best Actor of 1934 - Harry Baur (Les Misérables) ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ^ The Criterion Collection: Les misérables
3. ↑ The Damned. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .