SCENE 1

1 EXT. TOULON DOCK - DAY 1

Convicts mining

NARRATIONS:
It is the year 1815.
The French Revolution is a distant memory. Napoleon Bonaparte has lost the war. France is ruled by a King once more.

The convicts sing in time with the rhythmic mining -

CONVICTS
Ha - Ha -

CONVICT 3
Ha - Ha -
Look down, look down
Don't look them in the eye

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
You're here until you die.

CONVICT 4
No God above
And Hell alone below
CONVICTS
Look down, look down
There's twenty years to go.

JAVERT COMES OUT AND WALKS AROUND

CONVICT 2
I've done no wrong
Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer!

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
Sweet Jesus doesn't care.

CONVICT 5
I know she'll wait
I know that she'll be true -

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
They've all forgotten you.
 CONVICT 1
When I get free
You won't see me
Here for dust!
3.

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
Don't look'em in the eye.

CONVICT 3
How long, O Lord
Before you let me die?

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
You'll always be a slave.
Look down, look down
You're standing in your grave.

Javert nods to the guards, and they begin to form the

chained men into lines to return to their prison. Javert approaches Jean Valjean.

JAVERT
Now Prisoner 24601.
Your time is up
And your parole's begun.
You know what that means?

VALJEAN
Yes. It means I'm free.

JAVERT
No! It means you get
Your yellow ticket-of-leave.

He hands Valjean a folded yellow paper.

JAVERT
This badge of shame
You'll show it everywhere.
It warns you're a dangerous man.

VALJEAN
I stole a loaf of bread
My sister's child was close to
death
And we were starving.
4.

JAVERT
You will starve again
 Unless you learn the meaning of
the law.

VALJEAN
I know the meaning of those
nineteen years
A slave of the law!

JAVERT
Five years for what you did,
The rest because you tried to
run.
Yes, 24601!

VALJEAN
My name is Jean Valjean!

JAVERT
And I'm Javert!
Do not forget my name.
Do not forget me -
24601!

He strides away to command the lines of convicts as they're

marched away. Valjean walks away, hardly able to take in
that he is free at last.

The convicts sing as he goes.

CONVICTS
Look down, look down
You'll always be a slave.
Look down, look down
You're standing in your grave.

SCENE 2.

VALJEAN SOLO (WHO AM I)

Who am I?
Can I condemn this man to
slavery?
Pretend I do not feel his agony?
This innocent who bears my face,
Who goes to judgement in my
place...
Who am I?

VALJEAN
Can I conceal myself for ever
more?
Pretend I'm not the man I was
before?
 And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?

Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow
men?
How can I ever face myself again?

VALJEAN
My soul belongs to God, I know,
I made that bargain long ago.
He gave me hope when hope was
gone!
He gave me strength to journey
on!
Who am I?
Who am I?
I'm Jean Valjean!

VALJEAN
And so, your honour, you see it's
true
That man bears no more guilt than
you!
Who am I?
24601!

VALJEAN
If you don't believe me ask
Inspector Javert. He knows where to
find me.

3 S
(AT THE END OF THE DAY) INTRO
NARRATIONS:

After being sentenced to prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean is granted
parole and begins to live a new, honorable life out of the eyes of Javert. He goes by
the name, Monsieur Madeleine.

SCENE 3:

Narration:

The workers discovered that Fantine has an illegitimate child

so, they compelled her to quit the factory. She then goes to
any lengths necessary, even selling herself, in order to
provide for her daughter Cosette.
BEGGARS' CHORUS
At the end of the day you're
another day older
And that's all you can say for
the life of the poor.
It's a struggle! It's a war!
And there's nothing that anyone's
giving.
One more day standing about -
What is it for?
One day less to be living.

BEGGARS' CHORUS
At the end of the day you're
another day colder
And the shirt on your back
doesn't keep out the chill.
And the righteous hurry past
They don't hear the little ones
crying
And the plague is coming on fast
Ready to kill -
One day nearer to dying!

BEGGARS' CHORUS
At the end of the day there's
another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is
waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand
Like a storm that'll break any
second
There's a hunger in the land
There's a reckoning still to be
reckoned
And there's gonna be hell to pay
At the end of the day!

FOREMAN
(flirtatiously, to women)
At the end of the day you get
 nothing for nothing!
Sitting flat on your bum doesn't
buy any bread!

FACTORY WOMAN 4
There are children back at home -

FACTORY WOMAN 4
And the children have got to be
fed.

FACTORY WOMAN 4
And you're lucky to be in a job -

FOREMAN
(quietly, to Fantine)
And in a bed!

FACTORY WOMAN 7
(to Fantine, as a warning)
And we're counting our blessings!

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

Have you seen how the foreman is
fuming today
With his terrible breath and his
wandering hands?

FACTORY WOMAN 4
It's because little Fantine won't
give him his way.

FACTORY WOMAN 4
Take a look at his trousers,
you'll see where he stands!

FACTORY WOMAN 4
And the boss, he never knows
That the foreman is always on
heat.

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

 If Fantine doesn't look out,
Watch how she goes,
She'll be out on the street!

FACTORY WOMEN/FOREMAN
At the end of the day its another
day over
With enough in your pocket to last
for a week
Pay the landlord, pay the shop
Keep on working as long as you're
able
Keep on working till you drop
Or it's back to the crumbs off the
table
Well, you've got to pay your way
At the end of the day!

The women queue up to be paid by the Foreman at the door.

Fantine has taken out a letter. The main factory woman

snatches the letter away from Fantine.

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

And what have we here, little
innocent sister?

The letter is passed surreptitiously down the line of women

workers.

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

Come on, Fantine, let's have all
the news.
(reading)
`Dear Fantine, you must send us
more money,
Your child needs a doctor,
There's no time to lose.'

FANTINE
Give that letter to me
 It is none of your business.
With a husband at home
And a bit on the side!
Is there anyone here
Who can swear before God
She has nothing to fear?
She has nothing to hide?

The main factory woman starts to take Fantine's letter over

to the Foreman.

Fantine tries to get the letter back. The women scuffle.

The owner enters the factory floor. We see him only from
behind: a well-dressed prosperous man.

VALJEAN
What is this fighting all about?
Will someone tear these two
apart?
This is a factory, not a circus.

VALJEAN
Now come on, ladies, settle down.
I run a business of repute.

Suddenly Valjean sees Javert appear on the first floor

balcony of his office. His world drops away.

VALJEAN
(to the foreman)
Deal with this, Foreman.
Be as patient as you can.

VALJEAN LEAVES
FOREMAN
Now someone say how this began!

The factory women all turn on Fantine.

FANTINE / FACTORY WOMAN 5

At the end of the day she's the
one who began it!
 MAIN FACTORY WOMAN
There's a kid that she's hiding
in some little town.

FACTORY WOMAN 5
There's a man she has to pay

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

You can guess how she picks up
the extra -
You can bet she's earning her
keep
Sleeping around!
And the boss wouldn't like it.

FANTINE
Yes, it's true there's a child
And the child is my daughter
And her father abandoned us,
Leaving us flat.
Now she lives with an innkeeper
man and his wife
And I pay for the child.
What's the matter with that?

Fantine continues to defend herself to the Foreman, as the

women sing -

FACTORY WOMEN
At the end of the day she'll be
nothing but trouble
And there's trouble for all when
there's trouble for one!
While we're earning our daily
bread
She's the one with her hands in
the butter -
You must send the slut away
Or we're all going to end in the
gutter
And it's us who'll have to pay
At the end of the day!
The Foreman pulls Fantine away.

FOREMAN
I might have known the bitch
could bite!
I might have known the cat had
claws!
I might have guessed your little
secret!
Ah yes, the virtuous Fantine
Who keeps herself so pure and
clean -
You'd be the cause, I had no
doubt
Of any trouble hereabout.
You play a virgin in the light
But need no urging in the night!

MAIN FACTORY WOMAN

She's been laughing at you
While she's having her men!

FACTORY WOMEN
She'll be nothing but trouble
again and again!

FACTORY WOMAN 5
You must sack her today!

FACTORY WOMEN
Sack the girl today!

FOREMAN
Right, my girl! On your way!

Below, Fantine turns and calls to Valjean in his office

above with a pitiful cry.

FANTINE
M'sieur Mayor, help me! I have a
child!

SCENE 4
FANTINE
Monsieur how much for this?
It's my daughters

PAWN BRAKER
It's 4 francs
FANTINE
Monsieur It's ten

PAWN BREAKER LEAVES

Drunken sailors spill out into the alleyway below. The

first sailor is trying to find the whorehouse.

SAILOR 1
I smell women!
Smell'em in the air!
Think I'll drop my anchor
In that harbour over there!

They spot Fantine, mistaking her for a whore. Fantine presses

on down the steps, trying to ignore the sailors.

SAILOR 2
Lovely ladies!
Love `em till your broke!
Seven months at sea can make you
Hungry for a poke!

The sailors then see whores start to appear from the shadows
of warehouse doorways.

SAILOR 3
Even stokers need a little stoke!

WHORES
Lovely ladies
Waiting for a bite!
Waiting for the customers
Who only come at night.
Lovely ladies
Ready for the call,
Standing up or lying down
Or any way at all -

Bargain prices up against the

wall!

An old woman leers at Fantine from the shadows, beckoning.

She approaches Fantine, reaching out to stroke her hair.

HAIR CRONE
What pretty hair!
What pretty locks you've got
there!
What luck you got.
It's worth a centime, my dear!
I'll take the lot!

FANTINE
Don't touch me! Leave me alone!

HAIR CRONE
Let's make a price.
I'll give you all of ten francs.
Just think of that!

FANTINE
It pays a debt...

HAIR CRONE
Just think of that.

FANTINE
What can I do? It pays a debt.
Ten francs may save my poor
Cosette.

WHORES
Lovely ladies
Waiting in the dark.
Ready for a thick one
Or a quick one in the park.

HEAD WHORE
Long time, short time
Anytime my dear!
Cost a little extra
If you want to take all year

WHORES
Quick and cheap is underneath
the pier

TOOTH MAN HEAD WHORE

Come over here, Come here my dear.
I'll pay well for your youth. I pay ten francs for a tooth.

TOOTH MAN
The pain won't last,
You'll still be able to bite.

HEAD WHORE
(whispers)
Just the back ones.

TOOTH MAN
I do it fast,
I know my business all right.
It's worth a go.

The pimp pushes her down.

FANTINE
You'll pay me first
What I am due.

TOOTH MAN
You'll get twice
If I take two!
 She opens her mouth, and the pincers go in, as everyone
gathers round to watch. Fantine screams as the first tooth
is removed.

PIMP
Gimme the dirt -
Who's that bit over there?

WHORE 1
A bit of skirt,
She's the one sold her hair.

HEAD WHORE
She's got a kid,
Sends her all that she can.

PIMP
I might've known
There is always some man.

He moves in on Fantine.

PIMP
Lovely lady, come along and join
us!
Lovely lady!

WHORE 1
Come on, dearie, why all the
fuss?

WHORE 2
You're no grander than the rest
of us.

WHORE 3
Life has dropped you at the
bottom of the heap

HEAD WHORE
Join your sisters -
 WHORE 1
Make money in your sleep!

WHORE 2
That's right, dearie,
Show him what you've got!

WHORE 3
That's right, dearie,
Let him have the lot!

WHORES
Old men, young men, take'em as
they come!
Harbour rats and alley cats
And every kind of scum!
Poor men, rich men, leaders of
the land -
See them with their trousers off,
They're never quite as grand!
All it takes is money in your
hand!

The pimp leads the captain down the middle of the whores to
Fantine who wears a filthy white dress. The pimp joins the
captain and Fantine's hands as the head whore officiates -
like a twisted wedding ceremony.

WHORES
Lovely ladies
Going for a song,
(more)

WHORES (cont'd)
Got a lot of callers
But they never stay for long...

Fantine puts on a show of courage as she leads the captain

into the ship's hulk, which is a brothel.

FANTINE
Come on, Captain, you can wear your
shoes.
 Don't it make a change to have a
girl who can't refuse?

27 INT. ROTTING SHIP'S HULK, MONTREUIL - NIGHT 27

Fantine, pale and frail, her bodice loosened, leads the

captain down to the damp dregs of the ship.

We see the rotting straw mattress within as they enter,

then Fantine lays down.

FANTINE
Easy money lying on a bed.
Just as well they never see
The hate that's in your head!
Don't they know they're making love
To one already dead?

SCENE 5: I DREAMED A DREAM (FANTINE SOLO)

FANTINE
There was a time when men were
kind,
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was
blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting.
There was a time...
Then it all went wrong.

I dreamed a dream in time gone

by,
When hope was high
And life worth living.
I dreamed that love would never
die.
I dreamed that God would be
forgiving.
 (more)

SCENE 5
Narration:

Fantine was attacked by Bamatabois that costs her life.

Monsieur Madeline witnessed the event and defended her from
Bamatabois and Javert who tried to arrest her. Knowing that he
has a contribution to Fantine’s misery, he promised her that he
will look for Cosette and raise her as his own. He then learned
that Cosette was under the care of the Thenardiers.

FANTINE (cont'd)

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and
wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
As they turn your dream to shame.

He slept a summer by my side,

He filled my days with endless
wonder.
He took my childhood in his
stride
But he was gone when autumn came.

And still I dream he'll come to

me!
That we will live the years
together...
But there are dreams that cannot
be
And there are storms we cannot
weather...

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm
living -
So different now from what it
 seemed!
Now life has killed the dream I
dreamed.

SCENE 6
THENARDIER
My band of soaks,
My den of dissolutes,
My dirty jokes, my always pissed
as newts,
My sons of whores,
Spend their lives in my inn!
Homing pigeons homing in -
They fly through my doors,
And their money's as good as
yours!

THENARDIER
Welcome, m'sieur!
Sit yourself down
And meet the best
Innkeeper in town!

THENARDIER
As for the rest -
All of them crooks
Rooking the guests
And cooking the books.
Seldom do you see
Honest men like me
A gent of good intent
Who's content to be -

THENARDIER
Master of the house!
Doling out the charm
Ready with a handshake
And an open palm

THENARDIER
Tells a saucy tale
Makes a little stir
Customers appreciate a bon-viveur
Glad to do a friend a favour
Doesn't cost me to be nice
But nothing gets you nothing
Everything has got a little
price!

THENARDIER
Master of the house!
Keeper of the zoo!
Ready to relieve'em
Of a sou or two -
(serving wine)
Watering the wine

THENARDIER
Making up the weight
Picking up their knick-knacks
When they can't see straight
Everybody loves a landlord
Everybody's bosom friend!
I do whatever pleases -
Jesus! Won't I bleed'em in the
end!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Master of the house!
Quick to catch your eye
(more)
46.

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS (cont'd)
Never wants a passer-by
To pass him by!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great
Comforter, philosopher and
lifelong mate
Everybody's boon companion
Everybody's chaperone -

THENARDIER
But lock up your valises -
Jesus! Won't I skin you to the
 bone!

THENARDIER
Enter, messieurs!
Lay down yer load
Unlace yer boots
And rest from the road.
This weighs a ton
Travel's a curse
But here we strive
To lighten your purse.

THENARDIER
Here the goose is cooked
Here the fat is fried
And nothing's overlooked
Till I'm satisfied -
Food beyond compare
Food beyond belief

THENARDIER V/O
Mix it in a mincer
And pretend it's beef
Kidney of a horse
(more)

THENARDIER V/O (cont'd)

Liver of a cat
Filling up the sausages
With this and that!

THENARDIER
Residents are more than welcome
Bridal suite is occupied

THENARDIER V/O
Reasonable charges
Plus some little extras on the
side.

THENARDIER
Charge'em for the lice
 Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the
mirror twice.
Here a little slice
There a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with
the window shut.
When it comes to fixing prices
There are lots of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All those bits and pieces -
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows.

MADAME THENARDIER
I used to dream
That I would meet a prince
But God almighty
Have you seen what's happened
since?
`Master of the house'
Isn't worth my spit!
Comforter, philosopher
And lifelong shit!
Cunning little brain
Regular Voltaire
Thinks he's quite a lover
But there's not much there.

THENARDIER
What a cruel trick of nature
Landed me with such a louse.
God knows how I've lasted
Living with this bastard in the
house!

MRS, THENARDIERS PULLING A MAN TO DANCE AND STEAL HIS WALLET

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Master of the house!

MADAME THENARDIER
Master and a half!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Comforter, philosopher -
 MADAME THENARDIER
Don't make me laugh!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Servant to the poor
Butler to the great -

MADAME THENARDIER
Hypocrite and toady
And inebriate!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Everybody bless the landlord!
Everybody bless his spouse!

THENARDIER
Everybody raise a glass!

MADAME THENARDIER
Raise it up the master's arse!

THENARDIER/CUSTOMERS
Everybody raise a glass to the
master of the house!

SCENE 7 INTRO:

NARRATION:
Longing for her mother, Cosette sings her heart out until Jean
Valjean finds her and takes her from the Thenardiers. A better
life awaits her

ACT II.
SCENE 8:

Narration:

Nine years later. The year is 1832 in Paris, France. Poverty

has become rampant. Inequality and injustice are mountains hard
to flatten. The spirit of patriotism and the ardent urge to
regain fairness ignited in the hearts of the French people.

GAVROCHE
Come on boys
Yeah
Come on
Look down and see the beggars at your feet
Look down and show some mercy if you can
Look down and see the sweepings of the street
Look down, look down
Upon your fellow man!

`Ow do you do? My name's

Gavroche!
These are my people, here's my
patch.
Not much to look at - nothing
posh!
Nothing that you'd call up to
scratch.
This is my school, my high
society!
Here in the slums of St Michel.
We live on crumbs of humble piety
Tough on the teeth - but what the
hell!
Think you're poor? Think you're
free?
Follow me! Follow me!

BEGGARS CHORUS
Look down and show some mercy if
you can!
Look down, look down, upon your
fellow man!

GAVROCHE
There was a time we killed the
King
We tried to change the world too
fast.
Now we have got another King,
He is no better than the last.
This is the land that fought for
liberty -
Now when we fight we fight for
bread!
Here is the thing about equality -
Everyone's equal when they're
dead.
Take your place!
(more)

STUDENTS/BEGGARS CHORUS
Look down and show some mercy if
you can!
Look down, look down, upon your
fellow man!

When's it gonna end?

When we gonna live?

Something's gotta happen now!

Something's gotta give!

STUDENTS AND BEGGARS

It'll come, it'll come, it'll
come...
It'll come, it'll come, it'll
come...

ENJOLRAS
Where are the leaders of the
land?
Where are the swells who run this
show?

MARIUS
Only one man, General Lamarque
Speaks for the people here below!

ENJOLRAS
Lamarque is ill and fading fast -
Won't last a week out, so they
say.

MARIUS
With all the anger in the land,
 How long before the Judgement
Day?

ENJOLRAS
Before we cut the fat ones down
to size?

STUDENTS
Before the barricades arise?

GILLENORMAND
Do you have any idea of the shame
you bring on your family! You're
behaving like a child.

SCENE 10

ENJORLAS

The time is near

So near, it's stirring the blood in their veins!
And yet beware
Don't let the wine go to your brains!
We need a sign
To rally the people
To call them to arms
To bring them in line!

JOLY
Marius, wake up
What's wrong today?
You look as if you've seen a ghost
Some wine and say what's going on

MARIUS
A ghost you say
A ghost maybe
She was just like a ghost to me
One minute there, then she was gone!

GRANTAIRE
I am agog!
I am aghast!
Is Marius in love at last?
I've have never heard him "Ooh" and "Aah"
You talk of battles to be won
And here he comes like Don Juan
It is better than an opera

ENJOLRAS
It is time for us all to decide who we are
Do we fight for the right
To a night at the opera now?
Have you asked of yourselves
What's the price you might pay?
Is it simply a game
For a rich young boy to play?
The colours of the world are changing
Day by day

Red!
The blood of angry men!

Black!
The dark of ages past!

Red!
A world about to dawn!

Black!
The night that ends at last!

MARIUS
Had you seen her today
You might know how it feels
To be struck to the bone
In a moment of breathless delight!

Had you been there tonight

You might also have known
How the world may be changed In just one burst of light! And what was right seems wrong
And what was wrong seems right

GRANTAIRE
Red!

MARIUS
I feel my soul on fire!

GRANTAIRE
Black!

MARIUS
My world if she's not there

Red! (STUDENT)
The colour of desire! (MARIUS

Black! (STUDENT)
The colour of despair! (MARIUS)

ENJOLRAS
Marius, you're no longer a child
I do not doubt you mean it well
But now there is a higher call
Who cares about your lonely soul
We strive toward a larger goal
Our little lives don't count at all!

Red! (ENJOLRAS)
The blood of angry men! (STUDENT)

Black! (ENJOLRAS)
The dark of ages past! (STUDENTS)

STUDENTS
Red!
A world about to dawn!

Black!
The night that ends at last!

STUDENT
Listen everybody!

GAVROCHE
General Lamarque is dead!

ENJOLRAS
Lamarque!
His death is the hour of fate
The people's man
His death is the slon we await

On his funeral day they will honour his name

With the light of rebellion, a blaze in their eyes
From their candles of grief we will kindle our flame
On the tomb of Lamarque shall our barricade rise

The time is here!

ENJOLRAS
Let us welcome it gladly with courage and cheer

STUDENT 1
Let us take to the streets with no doubt in our hearts

STUDENT 2
With a jubilant shout they will come one and all

ALL STUDENTS
They will come when we call!

SCENE 11 JAVERT SOLO

SCENE 12

CROWD
Do you hear the people sing
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!

CROWD
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

CROWD
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with
me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

ENJOLRAS
Then join in the fight
That will give you the right
To be free!
STUDENTS/CROWD
Do you hear the people sing
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

ENJOLRAS
Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance?

COURFEYRAC
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your
chance?

ENJOLRAS/MARIUS/COURFEYRAC
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

STUDENTS/CROWD
Do you hear the people sing
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!

When the beating of your heart

Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

STUDENTS/CROWD
Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with
me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
(more)

STUDENTS/CROWD (cont'd)
Say, do you hear the distant
drums?
 It is the future that we bring
When tomorrow comes!

SCENE 13 MARIUS SOLO

SCENE 14

VALJEAN
On this page
I write my last confession.
Read it well
When I at last am sleeping.
It's the story
Of one who turned from hating
A man who only learned to love
When you were in his keeping.

FANTINE
Come with me
Where chains will never bind you
All your grief
At last, at last behind you
Lord in heaven
Look down on him in mercy -

VALJEAN
Forgive me all my trespasses
And take me to your glory!

FANTINE/EPONINE
Take my hand
I'll lead you to salvation
Take my love
For love is everlasting...

VALJEAN/FANTINE/EPONINE/BISHOP
And remember
The truth that once was spoken:
To love another person
Is to see the face of God...