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本片的前身是同名音乐剧，根据法国大文豪维克多-雨果(Victor Hugo) 1862年发表的长篇小说改编，故事围绕一名获释的罪犯阿让(Jean Valjean)展开，着重描写他寻求救赎的过程。《悲惨世界》是一部音乐剧电影，片中全部采用现场录音，这对大腕们的唱功是一个极高挑战，即便是曾在奥斯卡领奖台或百老汇舞台上一展歌喉的休·杰克曼、安妮·海瑟薇也感到“压力好大”。然而两人不约而同地表示会为了贴合片中人物情感而自然、真实地表达，不过分追求唱法上的完美。钢琴就在摄影机旁，海瑟薇边流泪边唱歌的一幕凄美动人。

音乐剧《悲惨世界》1980年在巴黎体育馆首演，颇有影响，但由于制作不力等原因早早落幕。1985年，英国金牌戏剧制作人卡梅隆·麦金托什将Claude-Michel Schönberg和Alain Boublil两位法国主创请到伦敦，对该剧重新包装制作，精心打造舞美服装，增加曲目，并由Herbert Kretzmer创作英语歌词，将其搬上了伦敦西区的舞台，票房火爆，取得了前所未有的巨大成功。1987年该剧纽约剧组成立并进行首演，演出同样轰动了百老汇。
从1985首演到2012年，该剧先后在45个国家演出，并翻译制作了21种不同的语言版本，获得了多项艺术和戏剧奖项。 2002年，该剧首次来内地演出，在上海大剧院连演35场。《悲惨世界》已成为世界音乐剧史上的经典作品。动听的音乐和歌词深深打动着观众。目前，该剧是伦敦西区商业连演时间最长的音乐剧。在各地演出累计的票房压倒任何一部电影作品。

Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King's Speech's Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption - a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. In December 2012, the world's longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper's sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo's epic tale. With international superstars and beloved songs including I Dreamed a Dream, Bring Him Home, One Day More and On My Own Les Misérables, the show of shows, is now reborn as the cinematic musical experience of a lifetime.