Based on
a successful stage musical, which had two...
[featured - video] Synopsis: An adaptation of
the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th - century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
An adaptation of
the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th - century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Not exact matches
The title more obviously calls to mind Victor Hugo's 19th century novel, the highly
successful and long - running 1980s
stage musical, and now the major feature film adaptation that will open in theaters on Christmas Day.
However, no matter how
successful the film has been it pales in comparison to the success of the
stage musical adaptation — which is the highest - grossing
stage musical ever, with worldwide grosses of over $ 6 billion.
The 1960
stage musical probably appealed to Warner for what seemed like built - in marketing triangulation: Here was a
successful theatre romance with the kind of pagan mysticism that had seized the minds of America's young.
Polanski nevertheless turned it into a
successful German - language
stage musical in Europe in the late nineties with music by composer Jim Steinman (best known for his «Bat Out of Hell» collaborations with U.S. rocker, Meat Loaf).