Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
From Victor Hugo's classic nineteenth-century French novel to Tom Hooper's award-winning blockbuster, Les Misérables has had one of the most successful adaptations from book to stage to screen. Hugo's universal story is traced from book to stage to screen in this new documentary, with contributions from those who have starred in and helped create the entertainment phenomenon that has captured a place in everyone's hearts. This insightful documentary, directed by entertainment and celebrity journalist Neil Sean, traces the events of the 1832 Paris insurgency and includes excerpts from the restored 1978 Les Misérables film starring Anthony Perkins as well as interviews with Frances Ruffelle, Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, Tom Hooper, Alfie Boe, Amanda Seyfried, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, and Anne Hathaway.