Reviews: Stage, Screen and Other Adaptations

Since finishing my epic re-read of _Les Misérables_, I've been watching the various movie adaptations and finding other versions of the story, including a classic radio play, some comics, and even a children's book.

Movies

directed by Richard Boleslawski, starring Frederic March and Charles Laughton.

directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Michael Rennie and Robert Newton.

directed by Glenn Jordan, starring Anthony Perkins and Richard Jordan.

directed by Bille August, starring Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush.

directed by Josée Dayan, starring Gerard Depardieu and John Malkovich.

musical directed by Tom Hooper, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

Spoofs and Parodies

(Animaniacs' spoof)

(a cabaret-style parody)

Stage, Audio and Books

(1937)

(1943)

(1961)

Thoughts and commentary on Victor Hugo’s masterpiece.