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* ActingForTwo: In the 1935 film, Valjean's actor Fredric March also plays the man mistaken for him and arrested, doing quite an impressive job making him seem like a completely different person despite their resemblance.



* CastTheExpert: According to the DVD booklet, the extras who played the convicts in the 1935 movie were recruited from a nearby prison.
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* StarMakingRole: This show made Michael Ball and Frances Ruffelle household names, and turned Rebecca Caine into a darling of the theatre world. And while it wasn't his ''only'' massive role, his turn as Valjean etched Colm Wilkinson into the marble of the zeitgeist for generations.

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* StarMakingRole: This show made Michael Ball and Frances Ruffelle household names, HouseholdNames, and turned Rebecca Caine into a darling of the theatre world. And while it wasn't his ''only'' massive role, his turn as Valjean etched Colm Wilkinson into the marble of the zeitgeist for generations.
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* PredecessorCastingGag: Judy Kuhn played Cosette in the original Broadway production of ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', and later played Cosette's mother Fantine in a 2006 revival.

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!!Specific Trivia Pages
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[[AC:Anime]]
* ''Trivia/LesMiserablesShojoCosette''

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* ''Trivia/LesMiserables1935''
* ''Trivia/LesMiserables1998''
* ''Trivia/LesMiserables2012''
* ''Trivia/LesMiserables2000''
* ''Trivia/LesMiserables2018''
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* AdaptationSequence: Novel —> musical —> 2012 film of the musical

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* AdaptationSequence: Novel —> musical [[Theatre/LesMiserables musical]] —> [[Film/LesMiserables2012 2012 film of film]] based on the musicalmusical.
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* ProductionPosse: The 2000 French miniseries starring Creator/GerardDepardieu, Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/ChristianClavier, Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg, Creator/VirginieLedoyen and Creator/JeanneMoreau was made by the same team behind 1998's ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}'' (Depardieu, director José Dayan and screenwriter Didier Decoin), which also made a Creator/HonoreDeBalzac biopic in 1999.



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* OlderThanTheyThink: Many Les Miserables stage adaptations existed long before the musical. These include a play written by Victor Hugo’s own son Charles soon after the novel was published in 1862, and another called ''The Barricade'' which opened in 1878.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: Many Les Miserables stage adaptations existed long before ProductionPosse: The 2000 French miniseries starring Creator/GerardDepardieu, Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/AsiaArgento, Creator/ChristianClavier, Creator/CharlotteGainsbourg, Creator/VirginieLedoyen and Creator/JeanneMoreau was made by the musical. These include a play written by Victor Hugo’s own son Charles soon after the novel was published in 1862, same team behind 1998's ''Series/{{The Count of Monte Cristo|1998}}'' (Depardieu, director José Dayan and another called ''The Barricade'' screenwriter Didier Decoin), which opened also made a Creator/HonoreDeBalzac biopic in 1878.1999.
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** InspectorJavert
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*** Another common joke is that [[NamesTheSame everyone is called Jean.]]

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*** Another common joke is that [[NamesTheSame everyone is called Jean.]]
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** Hugo considered “Misérables” to be untranslatable, as it has connotations of both pity and condemnation, and of being forgotten or overlooked by polite society. The closest English translation would perhaps be a combination of “the wretched” and “the outsiders.”


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** Hugo considered “Misérables” to be untranslatable, as it has connotations of both pity and condemnation, and as well as the state of being forgotten or overlooked by polite society. The closest English translation would perhaps be a combination of “the wretched” and “the outsiders.”

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\n** Hugo considered “Misérables” to be untranslatable, as it has connotations of both pity and condemnation, and of being forgotten or overlooked by polite society. The closest English translation would perhaps be a combination of “the wretched” and “the outsiders.”

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** Hugo changed several characters' names over the course of writing the novel. Jean Valjean was originally named "Jean Tréjean", Fantine was named "Marguerite Louet," Cosette was named "Anna," Marius was named "Thomas Telbon," Gavroche was first named "Grimebodin" and later "Chavroche," Éponine was named "Palmyre," and Azelma was named "Malvina."

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** Hugo changed several characters' names over the course of writing the novel. Jean Valjean was originally named "Jean Tréjean", Tréjean" (literally, “John Veryjohn”), Fantine was named "Marguerite Louet," Cosette was named "Anna," Marius was named "Thomas Telbon," Gavroche was first named "Grimebodin" and later "Chavroche," Éponine was named "Palmyre," and Azelma was named "Malvina."
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* FilmedStageProduction: There have been a few anniversary concert stagings over the years of its historic run pulling in original cast members and popular replacement actors, either reprising their roles or playing new ones:
** ''Les Miserables: The Dream Cast in Concert'' aired in 1995 for the 10th anniversary, with Colm Wilkinson returning as Valjean, Judy Kuhn returning as Cosette, and Lea Salonga playing Eponine.
** ''Les Miserables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary'' aired in 2010, with Alfie Boe as Valjean, Lea Salonga now playing Fantine, Samantha Barks playing Eponine (who would go on to reprise the role in the [[Film/LesMiserables2012 2012 film adaptation]]), and Creator/NickJonas (one of the many Broadway Gavroche replacements) playing Marius.
** ''Les Miserables: The Staged Concert'' filmed the final concert of the 2019 concert staging (which ran from August 10-December 2, 2019 to accommodate the restoration of the Sondheim Theatre). It starred original Marius Michael Ball as Javert and Carrie Hope Fletcher as Fantine. Alfie Boe returned as Valjean.
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The "the martial revolutionary song" description doesn't really apply to the french song

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*** It should be noted that the french lyrics are nowhere near as belligerent as the english version. "À La Volonté du Peuple" emphasizes fellowship and ideals rather than the fight against an oppressive government.
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* FanNickname: The book itself is a fairly hefty DoorStopper and is often referred to as "The Brick".



* FanNickname: The Friends of the ABC are called the "Barricade Boys". Retroactively applied to the novel too.
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** LaResistance



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** MyGodWhatHaveIDone

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