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German Summary(Co-Produktion DDR/Frankreich/Italien)
Teil I: Jean Valjean, der wegen geringfügiger Vergehen zu 19 Jahren Bagno und Aberkennung der Bürgerrechte auf Lebenszeit verurteilt worden war, taucht nach seiner Entlassung als Mr. Madeleine in der kleinen Stadt Montreuil Sur Mer unter. Er wird bald zu einem angesehenen Bürger und aufgrund seines Einsatzes für die Armen zum Bürgermeister ernannt. Sein alter Widersacher, Polizeiinspektor Javert, kommt langsam hinter die wahre Identität Madeleines. Doch dieser, dem kein Leid fremd ist, befreit das Freudenmädchen Fantine aus Javerts Gefängnis, nimmt sich nach deren Tod ihrer Tochter Cosette an und flieht mit ihr nach Paris. Dort lebt er zurückgezogen, widmet sich ganz der Erziehung des Kindes.
(Quelle: Das zweite Leben der Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA-Spielfilme 1946-1992)
English Summary(Co-Production DDR/France/Italy)
Part I: Jean Valjean, who had been sentenced to 19 years in Bagno for minor offences and for forfeiture of civil rights for life, disappears after his dismissal as Mr Madeleine in the small town of Montreuil Sur Mer. He soon became a respected citizen and was appointed mayor because of his commitment to the poor. His old adversary, police inspector Javert, is slowly coming behind Madeleine's true identity. But this one, to whom no suffering is alien, frees the joy girl Fantine from Javert's prison, takes care of her daughter Cosette after her death and flees with her to Paris. There he lives in seclusion, devoting himself entirely to the upbringing of the child.
(Source: The Second Life of the Film City Babelsberg. DEFA feature films 1946-1992)
Original SummaryParte I: Scontati 19 anni di lavori forzati solo per aver rubato un tozzo di pane, Jean Valjean torna in libertà e si stabilisce come Mr. Madeleine a Montreuil Sur Mer. I suoi gesti di bontà e di carità verso i poveri lo rendono presto molto amato dagli abitanti della cittadina, che lo nominano sindaco. Solo l'ispettore di polizia Javert, secondino negli anni della sua reclusione, risale alla vera identità di Madeleine. Quest'ultimo, deciso ad aiutare gli infelici, salva la domestica Fantine dalla prigione di Javert, si prende cura dopo la morte della donna di sua figlia Cosette e fugge a Parigi, dove conduce una vita ritirata dedicandosi all'educazione della bambina. (Italienisch)
Release Date1959-01-16
Shoot Year1957
ColorYes
DirectorJean-Paul le Chanois
CameraJacques Natteau
EditorEmma le Chanois, Lieselotte Johl
ComposerGeorges van Parys,
ActorsBernard Blier, Hans Finohr, Karl Schnog, Elfriede Florin, Egon Wander, Christoph Beyertt, Sylvia Monfort, Waltraut Kramm, Horst Buder, Jean Gabin, Werner Dissel, Rolf Moebius, Kurt Mühlhardt, Pierre Tabard, Fernand Ledoux, Serge Reggiani, Hans-Ulrich Lauffer, Gerhard Einert, Béatrice Altariba (auch: Alta Riba), Bourvil, Lucien Baroux, Werner Segtrop, Fredy Barten, Erich Nadler, Daniele Delorme, Wolfgang Lippert, Trude Brentina, Harry Hindemith, Giani Esposito, Johannes Knittel, Nico Turoff, Jean Murat, Gerhard Bienert, Jimmy Urbain,
Country of Production (German)
Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), Frankreich, Italien