His crime: stealing a loaf of bread. His sentence: five years in a brutal prison. But resourceful Jean Valjean escapes. And grim Inspector Javert sets out to see that Valjean is recaptured...and that the state's cruel justice is served. Victor Hugo's classic work comes to powerful screen life in an acclaimed film set against the backdrop of barricaded streets and violent political upheaval in the post-Napoleonic era. RICHARD JORDAN (The Secret of My Success) plays Valjean, whose heartrending odyssey from fugitive to hero forms the center of Hugo's much-loved tale. ANTHONY PERKINS (Psycho) is Javert: obsessed, hard and unforgiving. JOAN GIELGUD, IAN HOLM, CLAUDE DAUPHIN, CYRIL CUSACK and FLORA ROBSON are among the other sterling talents in this memorable production.