From victor hugos classic french novel of the nineteenth century to tom hoopers award winning blockbuster, les misrables has undergone one of the most successful transitions from book to stage to screen'. '.strtoupper('i')n this new documentary, the scintillating journey of hugos universal story is traced from book to stage to screen with contributions from those who have starred in and helped to create the entertainment phenomenon which has captured a place in everyones hearts'. '.strtoupper('h')elmed by entertainment and celebrity journalist neil sean, this insightful documentary traces the events of the paris insurrection in 1832 and features excerpts from the restored 1978 les misrables lm starring anthony perkins alongside interviews with frances ruffelle, hugh jackman, nick jonas, tom hooper, alfie boe, amanda seyfried, sir cameron mackintosh and anne hathaway'. '.strtoupper('w')hen cameron mackintosh decided to make a musical of jean valjeans search for redemption, critics slated its first london performance in 1985, as literary critics had done with the publication of victor hugos novel in 1862'. '.strtoupper('b')ut nearly thirty years later over 60 million people have seen the stage play and many more will watch the movie or read hugo s novel, which is amongst the ten greatest novels of all time'. '.strtoupper('t')his programme has not been endorsed by, and is not an official release of, cameron mackintosh overseas limited, working title films ltd or universal pictures international uk eire ltd'. '.strtoupper('t')his programme does not contain any performance, footage or music from, and is not associated with, the official stage production, the motion picture les misrables 2012 or their creators, actors or directors'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 56 minutes region all regions release date 4 mar'. '.strtoupper('2')013