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Famous Authors: Victor Hugo

  
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The life and career of 19th-century French author Victor Hugo are explored in this engrossing documentary. Remembered primarily for the novels "Les Miserables" and "Notre-Dame de Paris" (which introduced readers to the tragic Hunchback of Notre Dame), Hugo was also a prolific poet and dramatist, and became deeply invested in politics. 47 min. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
 
SKU: D43327
$19.99
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NR
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Color
Closed Captioned:
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