"In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France."
Michael Rennie
as Jean Valjean
Debra Paget
as Cosette
Robert Newton
as Etienne Javert
Edmund Gwenn
as Bishop Courbet
Sylvia Sidney
as Fantine
Cameron Mitchell
as Marius
Elsa Lanchester
as Madame Magloire
James Robertson Justice
as Robert
Joseph Wiseman
as Genflou
Rhys Williams
as Brevet
Florence Bates
as Madame Bonnet
Ian Wolfe
as Presiding Judge (uncredited)
June Tripp
as Mother Superior (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt
as Gavroche (uncredited)
Sean McClory
as Bamtasbois (uncredited)
John Dierkes
as Bosun (uncredited)
Merry Anders
as Cicely (uncredited)
Robert Adler
as Valjean's Coachman (uncredited)
James Craven
as Vero (uncredited)
Queenie Leonard
as Valjean's Maid (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
as Mentou Sr. (uncredited)
Jimmy Moss
as Jacques Mentou (uncredited)
Norma Varden
as Madame Courbet (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
as Gendarme (uncredited)
George Barrows
Olaf Hytten
as Judge (uncredited)
George Calliga
as Barrister (uncredited)
Victor Wood
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
John Dodsworth
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Alex Frazer
as Silversmith (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
as Nun (uncredited)
Michael Granger
as Policeman (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Cosmo Sardo
Al Haskell
Merrill McCormick
Tom Ferrandini
José Portugal
Leon Alton
George Nardelli
Paul Stathes
Lewis Milestone
Director
Richard Murphy
Writer
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Hugh S. Fowler
Editor
J. Russell Spencer
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Joseph LaShelle
Director of Photography
Victor Hugo
Novel