What's the Difference between Les Miserables the Book and Les Miserables the Movie?
Les Miserables Book vs Movie
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It is explained that Javert was born in prison to a fortune teller whose husband was in the galleys. |
Javert casually mentions that he, like Valjean, was born among poor people and criminals. |
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Grantaire is asleep throughout most of the conflict in the barricade, only waking up once the National Guard has cornered Enjolras. |
Grantaire is seen taking part in the earlier attacks.
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Valjean is allowed to take care of Javert because of his silent contributions to the barricade. |
Valjean helps shoot down a team of enemy snipers, which is why he is allowed to deal with Javert. |
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Valjean and Cosette stay for some time at the Gorbeau house in Paris before Javert picks up on their trail and forces them to try and find a new home. |
Javert surprises Valjean and Cosette at a police checkpoint as they are arriving in Paris.
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After being rejected by the people he tried to lodge with, Valjean takes refuge in a doghouse, where he is chased out by the dog itself, before a local woman points him out to the Bishop's home. |
The Bishop encounters Valjean while he is wandering about in the streets. |