Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables has been the subject of many adaptations in various media since its original publication in 1862.

Books (adaptations and sequels) 1872, Gavroche: The Gamin of Paris, translated and adapted by M. C. Pyle. 1922, The Story of "Les Misérables", adapted by Isabel C. Fortey. 1935, Jean Val Jean, a condensed retelling by Solomon Cleaver. 1946, Les Misérables, adapted by Mabel Dodge Holmes, edited by Grace A. Benscoter. 1995, Cosette: The Sequel to Les Misérables by Laura Kalpakian, more a sequel to the musical than to Hugo's novel. 1995, Les Misérables, adapted by Monica Kulling for the Bullseye Step into Classics series. 2000–2001, Pont au Change, an independently published sequel in three parts (Resurrections, Sanctuary and Adrift) by Arlene C. Harris 2001, French author François Cérésa wrote two sequels, Cosette or the Time of Illusions and Marius or The Fugitive. Hugo's descendants, including his great-great-grandson Pierre Hugo, wanted the novels banned, claiming that they breached the moral rights of the author and betrayed the "respect of the integrity" and "spirit" of Hugo's original novel. 2013, Barricades: The Journey of Javert, a novel by C.A. Shilton based on the early life of Javert. 2014, A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher, a novel based on the early life of Éponine, published by Chicken House Ltd. 2014, Les Misérables, a picture book written and illustrated by Marcia Williams, published by Walker Books. 2019, Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell, the first book in the 'System Divine' series which serves as a futuristic sci-fi retelling of Les Misérables. 2020, A Wish in the Dark, a children's fantasy novel by Christina Soontornvat 2020, The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant, a loose retelling of Les Misérables and The Jungle Book with Éponine as the main character. It is the first book in a trilogy.

Comics

Western comics 1943: Classic Comics releases a comics adaptation with illustrations by Rolland H. Livingstone. 1961: Classic Comics releases a revision of the 1943 adaptation with illustrations by Norman Nodel. 1975: François Dermaut adapted the story into a comic book version for the magazine Djin. 1979: Rene Giffey illustrated an adaptation in three parts: "Jean Valjean et Javert," "Gavroche," and "Cosette et Marius." 1989: 'Il mistero dei candelabri' by Giovan Battista Carpi published in Topolino. It was later translated into English as 'The Secret of the Candlesticks' and published in Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck in Les Misérables and War and Peace in 2023. It features Scrooge McDuck as 'Jean McJean', Daisy Duck as 'Daisette', and Donald Duck as 'Donaldius Duck-mercy'. 1996: Eddy Paape illustrated "Les Misérables: Jean Valjean," with plans for a second instalment entitled "Les Thénardiers," that was never released. 2010: Daniel Bardet and Bernard Capo illustrated an adaptation published in two parts. 2021: Les misérables by Éric Salch, semi-modern, absurdist retelling of the storyLes misérables by Éric Salch (fr)

Manga 1955: Aa Mujō, a manga adaptation by Hisashi Tanaka, published in Nakayoshi Magazine. 1956: Manga by Kyoko Takagi and Shigeru Sasayama, published as a supplement to a girl’s magazine. 1958: Cosette Monogatari by Sanroku Oyamada. 1961: Aa Mujō, a manga adaptation by Takeshi Kojo. Published in Nakayoshi magazine. 1973: Gag manga created by Taro Minamoto. First released in installments for the magazine Kibou no Tomo, then published in two volumes. 1996: Les Misérable, illustrated by Akira Misaki. Distributed by Sunmark Publishing. 2006: Written by Yoichi Hirakawa and illustrated by Machiko Satonaka. Published in 5 volumes by KADOKAWA CORPORATION. 2009: Manga de Dokuha adaptation, produced by Kosuke Maruo and illustrated by Variety Art Works. 2012: Song of Alouette, by Kanako Inuki. Published in seven volumes. 2013: Serial manga adaptation by Takahiro Arai in Japan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine. 2014: UDON Manga Classics manga adaptation. Art by SunNeko Lee and story adaptation by Crystal Silvermoon. 2016: Manga Grimm Fairy Tales Sensual Fairy Tale for Adults 2 ~Les Misérables~, by Junko Okada. Published by BUNKASHA. 2024: Dear Friends of L'Heure Bleue by AKI, published by KADOKAWA CORPORATION. Focuses on the Friends of the ABC. Unfinished, has two volumes as of May 2025.

Film

1897, Victor Hugo et les principaux personnages des Misérables, a short film by the Lumière brothers. The film is extant. 1905, Le Chemineau (English: The Vagabond), a five-minute short directed by Albert Capellani. The film is extant and available on several DVD releases. 1909, in three parts, entitled The Price of a Soul, The Ordeal and A New Life. The film was directed by Edwin S. Porter and produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. Although faithful to the novel, it is not a complete adaptation as the final part ends with Valjean entering the convent. The film is believed to be lost. The first installment was sometimes billed as The Bishop's Candlesticks. 1909, in four parts, entitled Jean Valjean, The Galley Slave, Fantine; or, A Mother's Love and Cosette, directed by J. Stuart Blackton and produced by The Vitagraph Company of America. This film, believed to be lost, is the first motion picture adaptation of the complete novel. 1910, Aa Mujou, Japanese adaptation, director unknown 1913, again directed by Capellani with Henry Krauss as Valjean. Budgeted at $100,000, publicity at the time hailed it as "the greatest motion picture ever made". 1913, The Bishop's Candlesticks, directed Herbert Brenon, adaptation of a popular one-act play by Norman McKinnel based on the first volume of the novel 1917, directed by Frank Lloyd, produced by William Fox and starring William Farnum as Valjean 1922, Tense Moments with Great Authors, a British production featuring scenes from the novel and starring Lyn Harding as Valjean. 1923, Aa Mujou, a Japanese adaptation directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara and Yoshinobu Ikeda; production cancelled after two of four parts 1925, directed by Henri Fescourt, starring Gabriel Gabrio, Jean Toulout, Sandra Milowanoff and François Rozet 1929, The Bishop's Candlesticks, directed by George Abbott, adaptation of a popular one-act play by Norman McKinnel of the first volume of the novel, the first sound film adaptation, with Walter Huston as Jean Valjean 1929, Aa Mujo, a Japanese adaptation directed by Seika Shiba 1931, Jean Valjean, directed by Tomu Uchida 1934, a four and a half hour French version directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Florelle, Josseline Gaël and Jean Servais 1935, directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Fredric March as Valjean, Charles Laughton as Javert, Sir Cedric Hardwicke as the Bishop, Florence Eldridge as Fantine, Rochelle Hudson as Cosette and John Beal as Marius; the first adaptation nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture. 1937, Gavrosh, a Soviet adaptation directed by Tatyana Lukashevich 1938, Kyōjinden, a Japanese adaptation directed by Mansaku Itami 1943, Los Miserables, a Mexican adaptation directed by Renando A. Rovero 1944, El Boassa, an Egyptian adaptation directed by Kamal Selim 1948 (I Miserabili), directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Gino Cervi, Giovanni Hinrich, Valentina Cortese, Duccia Giraldi and Aldo Nicodemi 1949, Les Nouveaux Misérables, directed by Henri Verneuil, a short film inspired by Les Misérables 1950, Re Mizeraburu: Kami To Akuma (English: Les Miserables: Gods and Demons) and Re Mizeraburu: Kami To Jiyu No Hata (English: Les Misérables: Flag of Love and Liberty). Directed by Daisuke Itô and Masahiro Makino respectively, and released on 3 and 14 November respectively. 1950, Ezhai Padum Padu and Beedala Patlu, directed by K. Ramnoth in Tamil and Telugu 1952, directed by Lewis Milestone, with Michael Rennie as Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, Sylvia Sidney as Fantine, Edmund Gwenn as the Bishop, Debra Paget as Cosette and Cameron Mitchell as Marius 1955, Kundan, an Indian Hindi film directed by Sohrab Modi 1956, Duppathage Duka, Sri Lankan Sinhala film 1957, Sirakaruwa, a Sri Lankan Sinhala adaptation directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera 1958, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, starring Jean Gabin as Valjean, Bernard Blier as Javert, Danièle Delorme as Fantine, Béatrice Altariba as Cosette, Bourvil as Thénardier and Giani Esposito as Marius 1961, Jean Valjean, Korean film by Seung-ha Jo 1967, Sefiller, Turkish film 1972, Beedala Patlu, Indian Telugu film directed by B. Vittalacharya 1972, Gnana Oli ("The light of wisdom"), Indian Tamil loose adaptation, directed by P. Madhavan 1977, Neethipeedam, Indian film, a Malayalam remake of Ezhai Padum PaduWikipedia on Neethipedam 1978, Al Boasa, Egyptian adaptation 1978, Devata, Hindi remake of Gnana Oli 1982, directed by Robert Hossein and starring Lino Ventura, Michel Bouquet, Évelyne Bouix, Christiane Jean and Frank David 1988, Oliver & Company, modern adaptation set in New York City that is inspired by both Les Misérables and Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. 1989, Ngọn Cỏ Gió Đùa, Vietnamese film directed by Hgô Ngoc Xun with a script by Việt Linh and released by Saigon Video. Based on Ngọn cỏ gió đùa, Hồ Biểu Chánh's book adaptation of Les Misérables. 1995, directed by Claude Lelouch; a loose, multi-layered adaptation set in the 20th century starring Jean-Paul Belmondo 1998, directed by Bille August and starring Liam Neeson as Valjean, Geoffrey Rush as Javert, Uma Thurman as Fantine, Peter Vaughan as the Bishop, Claire Danes as Cosette and Hans Matheson as Marius. 2007, Sudanese film directed by Gadalla Gubara and starring Gamal Hassan as Valjean. 2010, Ngọn Cỏ Gió Đùa, Vietnamese Cải lương musical film directed by Pham Van Dai and broadcast on HTV9. Based on Ngọn cỏ gió đùa, Hồ Biểu Chánh's book adaptation of Les Misérables. 2011, Les misérables: Tempête sous un crâne, filmed stage play by Jean Bellorini and Camille de la Guillonnière 2012, adaptation of the stage musical, directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman as Valjean, Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Samantha Barks as Eponine, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thenardier, Helena Bonham Carter as Mme. Thenardier, Eddie Redmayne as Marius and Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop 2025, Jean Valjean, directed by Éric Besnard and starring Grégory Gadebois as Valjean. 2026, directed by Fred Cavayé and starring Vincent Lindon as Valjean. *Note: The 2019 film Les Misérables borrows the title and some of the settings but is not an adaptation of the work, rather it borrows on some of its themes.

Television 1949, The Bishop's Candlesticks, based on the play by Norman McKinnel. Broadcast on BBC Television. David Phethean played the role of the convict Jean Valjean. 1949, The Bishop's Experiment, an episode of the American anthology drama series Your Show Time. Based on an incident from the novel with Leif Erickson as Jean Valjean. 1952, The Bishop's Treasure, a play by Wilfred Harvey adapted from the story in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Broadcast on BBC Television. Patrick Crean played the role of the convict Jean Valjean. 1953, The Bishop's Candlesticks, an episode of the 30 minute American anthology drama series Medallion Theatre with Victor Jory in the role of Jean Valjean. 1953, Jean Valjean, an episode of the American anthology drama series Monodrama Theater 1955, Aa mujo, Japanese TV show in 31 episodes, broadcast on NTV 1958, Os Miseráveis, a Brazilian telenovela directed by Dionísio Azevedo, aired on TV Tupí (later Rede Tupí) 1961–1963, Cosette, Gavroche and Jean Valjean, three-part adaptation directed by Alain Boudet on Claude Santelli's program Le Théâtre de la jeunesse 1964, Aa mujo, 13 episodes in the Japanese TV show Myojo Soguinoko Theatre, aimed at children