Photo Coverage: LES MISERABLES Film Cast Throw Dinner Party in NYC

The stars, together with lead producer Cameron Mackintosh ("Miss Saigon," "Mary Poppins") and film director Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech"), were in town for a series of press junkets.

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, "Les Misérables" tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice, and redemption - a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after Valjean breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

"Les Misérables" opens across North America on Christmas day.

Photos by Elton Lugay of TheFilAm

(center) Hugh Jackman, (partly hidden) Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks

(center) Hugh Jackman, (partly hidden) Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks

Amanda Seyfried gives Hugh Jackman a hug.

Samantha Barks, Amanda Seyfried, Anne Hathaway

Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks

Momar Visaya, Asian Journal editor; Janet Nepales, HFPA member; Samantha Barks; Ruben Nepales, HFPA chairman; Elton Lugay