Les Misérables

Summary

Les Misérables is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,724 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Les Misérables received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[3].
• Les Misérables received the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[4].
• Les Misérables received the Academy Award for Best Sound^[5].
• Les Misérables received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].
• Les Misérables's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Les Misérables was directed by Tom Hooper^[8].
• William Nicholson wrote the screenplay for Les Misérables^[9].
• Alain Boublil wrote the screenplay for Les Misérables^[10].
• Claude-Michel Schönberg wrote the screenplay for Les Misérables^[11].
• Herbert Kretzmer wrote the screenplay for Les Misérables^[12].
• Les Misérables's composer is recorded as Claude-Michel Schönberg^[13].
• Les Misérables's genre is musical film^[14].
• Les Misérables's genre is drama film^[15].
• Les Misérables's genre is romance film^[16].
• Les Misérables's genre is film based on a novel^[17].
• Les Misérables's based on is recorded as Les Misérables^[18].
• Les Misérables's based on is recorded as Les Misérables^[19].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Q129591^[20].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Russell Crowe^[21].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Anne Hathaway^[22].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Amanda Seyfried^[23].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Sacha Baron Cohen^[24].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Helena Bonham Carter^[25].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Eddie Redmayne^[26].
• A cast member of Les Misérables was Samantha Barks^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2012-12-21^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, musical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, musical, score, soundtrack^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 1e60cbb2-eba2-4ee4-b3eb-ccedcb8e36ec^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Les Misérables was Claude-Michel Schönberg^[34]. Producers include Tim Bevan^[35], Eric Fellner^[36], Debra Hayward^[37], and Cameron Mackintosh^[38]. It was directed by Tom Hooper^[8]. Screenwriters include William Nicholson^[9], Alain Boublil^[10], Claude-Michel Schönberg^[11], and Herbert Kretzmer^[12]. Cast members include Q129591^[20], Russell Crowe^[21], Anne Hathaway^[22], Amanda Seyfried^[23], Sacha Baron Cohen^[24], and Helena Bonham Carter^[25].

Publication

Publication dates include December 5, 2012^[39] and December 7, 2012^[40]. The original language of Les Misérables was English^[41]. Genres include musical film^[14], drama film^[15], romance film^[16], and film based on a novel^[17]. Recorded distribution format include digital download^[42] and video on demand^[43].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[3], an award for best supporting actress^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1936^[46]; Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[4], an Academy Awards^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1981^[49], headquartered in Dolby Theatre^[50]; Academy Award for Best Sound^[5], an Academy Awards^[51], in United States^[52]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6], a film award^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1929^[55]. Reviews include 6.9/10^[56], 70%^[57], and 63/100^[58].

Why It Matters

Les Misérables ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,724 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

What awards did Les Misérables receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress^[3], Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling^[4], Academy Award for Best Sound^[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[6].