Les Miserables -2012 May 2026

The famous "I Dreamed a Dream" scene with Anne Hathaway is legendary: one unbroken close-up take, tears streaming, her voice breaking live. But fewer people know about Jackman's "Bring Him Home." That soaring, delicate prayer is one of the most demanding tenor solos in musical theater. By the time they filmed it—late in the schedule—Jackman's vocal cords were bleeding.

For most of the cast, this was grueling but manageable. For Hugh Jackman, playing Jean Valjean, it became a waking nightmare. les miserables -2012

And that, in the end, is the most Les Misérables story of all: an actor destroying himself to give a performance about a man who destroys himself—all to bring a moment of grace to a darkened screen. The famous "I Dreamed a Dream" scene with