---
title: 'Les Misérables (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Riccardo Freda'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 189
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/les-miserables-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039629/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Les Misérables (1948)

1948 · 189 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: I miserabili

## Synopsis

Les Miserables is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is based on the Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and stars Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean, Valentina Cortese as Fantine and Cosette, and Hans Hinrich as Javert. After the financial success of Freda's previous film The Black Eagle, Freda worked a deal with Lux Film and began developing an adaptation of Les Misérables with Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Stefano Vanzina. The film was shot entirely in Rome.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Riccardo Freda](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-freda)
- **Screenplay:** [Riccardo Freda](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-freda), [Mario Monicelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-monicelli), [Steno](https://cinepixo.com/people/steno), [Vittorio Nino Novarese](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-nino-novarese)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodolfo Lombardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-lombardi)
- **Editor:** [Otello Colangeli](https://cinepixo.com/people/otello-colangeli)

## Cast

- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni)
- [Giuseppe Pierozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-pierozzi)
- [Ugo Sasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-sasso)
- [Franco Balducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-balducci)
- [Gino Cavalieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-cavalieri)
- [Hans Hinrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-hinrich)
- [Luigi Pavese](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-pavese)
- [Aldo Nicodemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-nicodemi)
- [Jone Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/jone-romano)
- [Gabriele Ferzetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-ferzetti)
- [Gian Paolo Rosmino](https://cinepixo.com/people/gian-paolo-rosmino)
- [Gino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-cervi)
- [Carlo Jachino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-jachino)
- [Valentina Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-cortese)
- [Andreina Pagnani](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreina-pagnani)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/les-miserables-1948
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