Germinal (1963)
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.
- Released
- 1963-09-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yves Allégret, Charles Spaak
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Jean Sorel as Étienne Lantier
- Berthe Granval as Catherine Maheu
- Claude Brasseur as Martin Chaval
- Philippe Lemaire as Henri Negrel
- Claude Cerval as Victor Maigrat
- Bernard Blier as Hennebeau
- Jacqueline Porel as Madame Maigrat
- Zoltán Makláry as Bonnemort
- Simone Valère as Madame Hennebeau
- Sándor Pécsi as Maheu
- Michèle Cordoue as Widow Désir
- Marianne Krencsey as 'La Mouquette'