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Les miserables [videorecording (DVD)].

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 61123149 | UniversalPublication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2013.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (158 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., colOther title:
  • Les miserables [videorecording (DVD)]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Universal Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media a Working Title Films/Cameron MacIntosh production ; a film by Tom Hooper ; producers, Tim Bevan ... [et al.] ; writers, William Nicholson ... [et al.] ; directed by Tom Hooper ; music by Claude-Michel Schonberg ; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.
Awards:
  • Winner of 3 Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling (Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell), Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Hathaway), 2012.
  • Winner of 3 Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Anne Hathaway), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Hugh Jackman), 2012.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried with Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.Summary: "Hugh Jackman, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman), hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe), after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. This enthralling story is a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit and 'an unforgettable experience' (Richard Roeper, RichardRoeper.com)."--Container.
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DVD DVD Hanover Public Library Shelves DVDA MISER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000904830

Based on the original stage musical by Boublil and Schonberg's Les Misérables [adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo].

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Bonus features: The stars of Les Miserables ; creating the perfect Paris ; The original masterwork: Victor Hugo's Les Miserables ; feature commentary with director, Tom Hooper.

"8 Academy Award nominations 2012 including Best Picture"--Container.

Universal Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media a Working Title Films/Cameron MacIntosh production ; a film by Tom Hooper ; producers, Tim Bevan ... [et al.] ; writers, William Nicholson ... [et al.] ; directed by Tom Hooper ; music by Claude-Michel Schonberg ; lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.

Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried with Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.

"Hugh Jackman, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in this critically-acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of ex-prisoner Jean Valjean (Jackman), hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe), after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. This enthralling story is a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit and 'an unforgettable experience' (Richard Roeper, RichardRoeper.com)."--Container.

Canadian Home Video rating: PG.

Home use only.

In English (with or without audio description), with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles.

Includes optional descriptive audio.

Winner of 3 Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling (Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell), Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Hathaway), 2012.

Winner of 3 Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Anne Hathaway), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Hugh Jackman), 2012.

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