Les Misérables: The Australia Day Concert

Les Misérables: The Australia Day Concert

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1989 · 116 min · ★ 8.0 · Music, History, Drama

The first ever concert of Les Misérables, performed in Sydney. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee relentless policeman Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Directed by Trevor Nunn · Written by Claude-Michel Schönberg

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