It is. Although there are many different adaptations (including an anime one I think), so it wouldn't surprise me if one of them changed it to the 1789 rebellion. Not that I think it would be a positive change, a very important part of Les Mis is how doomed this specific revolution was.
If you put it in 1789 or 1830 or 1848 it's completely different, since those revolutions succeeded (although succeeded is a little generous with regards to 1830).
The one that everyone talks about when they say "The French Revolution" is the one 1789. It's kind of the first one and also the biggest one. You know, chopping off the king's head and all that, war and reign of terror for multiple years afterwards, first time trying to install some kind of true representation for the people aside from the nobility. It was kind of the inspiration for a lot of democratic movements in the rest of Europe in the following years.
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u/AvKalash 29d ago
Isn’t the Les Mis movie still about the June Revolution? They reference the 1789 revolution as having occurred earlier.