| Les Misérables | |
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| Directed by | J. Stuart Blackton |
| Based on | Les Misérables 1862 novel byVictor Hugo |
| Starring | Maurice Costello William V. Ranous |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
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Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Les Misérables is a 1909 Americansilenthistorical drama proto-feature film (fourshort films that can be seen separately as a series, but when combined resemble a full-length feature film). The proto-feature movie is based on the 1862 Frenchnovel of the same name byVictor Hugo, and starsMaurice Costello andWilliam V. Ranous. It was directed byJ. Stuart Blackton.
Distributed by theVitagraph Company of America, the film consists of four reels.[1] The reels were released over the course of three months, from September 4 to November 27, 1909.[2][3]
The film relates the lives of the French people during 20 years in the 19th century. The story focuses onJean Valjean (Costello), an honest man who is running from an obsessive police inspector chasing him for an insignificant offense. Valjean escapes being incarcerated.