
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Two-part mini-series adapted from the French classic by Victor Hugo starring Gerard Depardieu & John Malkovich Set against the turbulent background of the French Revolution the story centres on Jean Valjean (Gerard Depardieu) a former petty thief & convict who makes good after a bishop gives him a helping hand & becomes a businessman & leading civic figure But his past comes back to haunt him in the guise of Javert (John Malkovich) former prison guard at the jail where Valjean was incarcerated & now Chief of Police in the town where Valjean lives Javert&s determination to bring Valjean down consumes both men&s lives leading to a dramatic final confrontation on the revolution-torn streets of Paris