Great Performances - Season 27 - Eps 2: Les Misérables in Concert

1996-03-01? min⭐ 5.818/10

The story of the fall and redemption of Jean Valjean, arrested for stealing some bread for his starving family. In prison he's constantly bothered by the hard-nosed lawman Javert. Valjean is paroled, but runs away and becomes the mayor of a small town. He meets a dying woman named Fantine and swears to raise her daughter. Javert catches up to him, but Valjean escapes. The daughter, Cosette, grows up and falls in love with Marius, a student. An ill-fated, student-led revolution makes the mother of all climaxes for this beauty of a production. And the end with the 50 or so Valjeans is pretty impressive!

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About Great Performances

Great Performances

Title: Great Performances

First Air Date: 1971-01-28

Last Air Date: 2026-01-01

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 5.818/10 (from 22 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 52

Total Episodes: 673

Network: PBS

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Cast

Bray Poor

Bray Poor

Narrator (voice)

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