Victor Hugo, the famous French writer who at age sixty wrote the epic novel “Les Misérables,” now considered a classic of world literature. One of the greatest works of the 19th century, the apotheosis of the author’s creativity, repeatedly adapted into films and translated into many languages.
Former convict Jean Valjean, serving a sentence for stealing bread, escapes from prison and, after meeting with a bishop, decides to change his life. He takes a new name, grows rich, and begins to care for the girl Cosette, whose mother has died. But echoes of his old life haunt Jean Valjean in the figure of the police inspector Javert.