Lino Ventura as Jean Valjean / Mr. Madeleine / Champmathieu

Michel Bouquet as Inspector Javert

Jean Carmet as Thénardier, innkeeper of Montfermeil

Évelyne Bouix as Fantine, Cosette's mother

Françoise Seigner as The Thénardier, innkeeper's wife

Christiane Jean as Cosette

Roger Hanin as Innkeeper

Candice Patou as Éponine Thénardier

Corinne Dacla as Azelma Thénardier

Franck Cabot-David as Marius Pontmercy

Robin Renucci as Courfeyrac

Hervé Furic as Enjolras

Alexandre Tamar as Grantaire

Christian Benedetti as Combeferre

Tony Joudrier as Bossuet

Christophe Odent as Bahorel

Fernand Ledoux as Mr. Gillenormand, uncle of Marius Pontmercy

Valentine Bordelet as Cosette child

Agathe Ladner as Éponine Thénardier child

Catherine Di Rigo as Azelma Thénardier child

Emmanuel Curtil as Gavroche, young son of Thénardier

Denis Lavant as Montparnasse

Georges Lycan as Guelemère

Jean-René Gossart as Claquessous

Marcel Champel as Bahet

Paul Préboist as Fauchelevent, injured man

Nathalie Nerval as Gillenormand's daughter

Arlette Thomas as Sister Fantine from the hospital

Héléna Manson as Landlady of the house Corbeau

Louis Seigner as Monsignor Bienvenu Myriel, Bishop of Digne

Dominique Davray as Mother Magnon

Armand Mestral as General advocate

Viviane Elbaz as Sister Simplice

Hubert Noël as Lafayette

Robert Dalban as Coachman

Olivier Proust as Gendarme

Martine Pascal as Mother superior of the priory

Robert Bazil as First sewer policeman

Jean-Marie Bernicat as General's deputy

Aline Bertrand as Mrs. Magloire, servant of Bishop Myriel

Jacques Blal as Gervais, little Savoyard chimney sweep

Madeleine Bouchez as Miss Baptistine

Jacques Brécourt as Cochepaille, convict

Jacques Bretonnière as Mr. Gillenormand's doorman

Jacques Brucher as Gendarme

Denise Chalem as Noémie

André Chanal as General

Bernard Dumaine as Mirat

André Dumas as Town hall employee

René Dupré as President of the tribunal

Bernard Fatacki as Bréjon

Nicolas Hossein as Groomsman

Guillaume Lagorce as Little Pierre

Claude Lancelot as Bamatabois, bourgeois

Jean-Pierre Bernard as Champmathieu's lawyer

Mario Luraschi as The black rider

Serge Malik as Bréjon son

René Morard as Deruche

Alain Nobis as Second sewer policeman

Bernard Salvage as Brother of the Christian school

Raymond Studer as Drevet, convict at the trial of Champmathieu

Rose Thiéry as Factory forewoman

Dominique Zardi as Chenildieu, convict at the trial of Champmathieu

Henri Attal as Server in Saint-Cloud (uncredited)

Denise Bailly as Old lady of the church (uncredited)

Eugène Berthier as Man with the cart (uncredited)

Louise Busson as La Provençale (uncredited)

Jean-Roger Caussimon as Delegate (uncredited)

Johnny David as Blachevelle (uncredited)

Luc Delhumeau as Town hall bailiff (uncredited)

Guy Di Rigo as Barricade officer (uncredited)

Yvette Etiévant as La Bréjon, landlady of N.D. de Lorette (uncredited)

Béatrice Halimi as Favourite (uncredited)

Yaseen Khan as Mr. Gillenormand's servant (uncredited)

Claude Laugier as Father at the patio door of the house (uncredited)

Gérard Loreau as Man with a cart (uncredited)

Mado Maurin as Toussaint, Cosette's maid, rue Plumet (uncredited)

Patrice Melennec as (uncredited)

Max Montavon as Factory guardian (uncredited)

Pierre Nègre as Pontmercy (uncredited)

André Obadia as Prison guard (uncredited)

Paul Pavel as Man with a cart (uncredited)

Jean-Marie Proslier as Senator (uncredited)

Jacques Riberolles as Baker (uncredited)

Valérie Rojan as Zéphine (uncredited)

Michel Weinstadt as Fameuil (uncredited)