Les Misérables is a 1998 English-language Crime Drama film written by Victor Hugo and Rafael Yglesias. The movie is directed by Bille August and produced by James Gorman and Sarah Radclyffe. Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives.. Les misérables stars Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, Reine Brynolfsson and Libor Zídek. The screenplay is written by Rafael Yglesias which is inspired from Les Mis rables by Victor Hugo. The music was composed by Basil Poledouris. Cinematography was done by J rgen Persson and editing by Janus Billeskov-Jansen. The film has a running time of 134 minutes. It was released on 11th July 1999. Les Misérables was made on a budget of $61 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Columbia Pictures.

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert.