Germinal

Sep 16, 1963

1h 50m

★ 7.4

Overview

Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Voreux coal mine. But work was hard, wages were low and safety left much to be desired. Lantier tried to organize the miners into a union. When mine manager Hennebeau refused to negotiate, the workers launched a general strike, which ended with the intervention of the troops.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paris Elysées Films

Hunnia Filmstúdió

Cocinor

Films Metzger et Woog

Hungarofilm

Laetitia Film

Les Films Marceau

Germinal Trailers

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Cast

Étienne Lantier

Jean Sorel

Catherine Maheu

Berthe Granval

Martin Chaval

Claude Brasseur

Henri Negrel

Philippe Lemaire

Victor Maigrat

Claude Cerval

Hennebeau

Bernard Blier

Madame Maigrat

Jacqueline Porel

Bonnemort

Zoltán Makláry

Madame Hennebeau

Simone Valère

Maheu

Sándor Pécsi

Widow Désir

Michèle Cordoue

'La Mouquette'

Marianne Krencsey

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