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)
