Les Miserables is originally a novel written by Victor Hugo. He wrote the novel in the context of political upheaval in France, and personal experience. The only reason the rebellion in the movie, the "June Rebellion," is noted at all by historians among the hundreds springing up in France at the time is that it is featured in Les Miserables. Victor Hugo chose this rebellion because he happened to be caught in it when it happened. He had just stepped out of his office when the guns began to go off, so he hid behind a pillar for hours until it was over.
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