The King's Speech's Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper helms the big-screen version of Les Misérables, the global stage sensation set in 19th-century France.
Hugh Jackman is ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe). Then Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Anne Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette (Amanda Seyfried), and all their lives change forever.
In theaters December 14.
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