The prodigious genesis of a monument of world literature, too often reduced to its popular success, also recounts the tormented conversion of its author, Victor Hugo, to the ideal of social progress.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Alain BoublilSelf | Self |
 Clémentine DomptailNarrator | Narrator |
 Bertrand FargeVictor Hugo (voice) | Victor Hugo (voice) |
 Pierre GriblingVictor Hugo | Victor Hugo |
| JJean-Marc HovasseSelf | Self |
 JoeyStarrSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Claude LelouchSelf | Self |
| DDominique Moncond'huySelf | Self |
 Danièle SallenaveSelf | Self |
| BBradley StephensSelf | Self |