Les Misérables

1998 film directed by Bille August
Movie film Q1193096
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Les Misérables

Summary

Les Misérables is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,880 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Les Misérables's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Les Misérables was directed by Bille August[4].
  • Rafael Yglesias wrote the screenplay for Les Misérables[5].
  • Les Misérables's composer is recorded as Basil Poledouris[6].
  • Les Misérables's genre is drama film[7].
  • Les Misérables's genre is romance film[8].
  • Les Misérables's genre is crime film[9].
  • Les Misérables's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • Les Misérables's based on is recorded as Les Misérables[11].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Liam Neeson[12].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Geoffrey Rush[13].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Uma Thurman[14].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Claire Danes[15].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Hans Matheson[16].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was John McGlynn[17].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Kelly Hunter[18].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Lennie James[19].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Peter Vaughan[20].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Jon Kenny[21].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Reine Brynolfsson[22].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Toby Jones[23].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Janet Henfrey[24].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Zdeněk Hess[25].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Milan Riehs[26].
  • A cast member of Les Misérables was Timothy Bateson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sarah Radclyffe[28] and James Gorman[29]. Les Misérables was directed by Bille August[4]. Rafael Yglesias wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Liam Neeson[12], Geoffrey Rush[13], Uma Thurman[14], Claire Danes[15], Hans Matheson[16], and John McGlynn[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1998[30] and December 24, 1998[31]. The original language of Les Misérables was English[32]. Genres include drama film[7], romance film[8], crime film[9], and film based on a novel[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 75%[34] and 6.9/10[35].

Why It Matters

Les Misérables ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,880 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1998-12-24T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Rafael Yglesias
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+128'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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