Even by the time this film was created in 1917, there had already been "at least a dozen" film adaptations of this Victor Hugo novel. Only a portion of the novel was included in the screenplay, but it included some of "the most famous" events, such as the story of the Bishop who gave Valjean his silver candlesticks in order to start a new life, and the street rebellion that was part of the June 1832 Rebellion.