Tom Hooper, Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, dreamed a dream of immortalising Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil’s powerhouse musical without the conventional safety net of lip-synching.

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of Les Miserable was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere last night.

Anne Hathaway said being cast as tragic heroine Fantine in the film adaptation of ‘Les Miserable’ was her “dream” job as she attended the movie’s world premiere tonight.