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"Les Miserables" trailer: Anne Hathaway takes center stage in first look at new film

Anne Hathaway in "Les Miserables." Universal

(CBS News) The first trailer for "Les Miserables" has arrived.

Anne Hathaway, playing Fantine, takes center stage in the clip, which is set to her singing an emotional (and seemingly unembellished) version of "I Dreamed a Dream."

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The new film adaptation, directed by Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech") also stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette and Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thenardiers.

"Les Miserables" opens in theaters on Dec. 14.

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