In France during World War II, a poor and illiterate man, Henri Fortin, is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.

• TF1
• Les Films 13
• Jean-Paul Belmondo
• Michel Boujenah
• Alessandra Martines
• Salomé Lelouch
• Annie Girardot
• Philippe Léotard
• Philippe Khorsand
• Ticky Holgado