Germinal
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.
Movie Details
Languages
French
Studio
Paris Elysées Films
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Key Crew
Yves Allégret
Director
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Cast
Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier
Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu
Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval
Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel
Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat
Bernard Blier
Hennebeau
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Maigrat
Zoltán Makláry
Bonnemort
Simone Valère
Madame Hennebeau
Sándor Pécsi
Maheu
Michèle Cordoue
Widow Désir
Marianne Krencsey
'La Mouquette'
Gabrielle Dorziat
Catherine's grandmother
Gábor Koncz
Souvarine
Agárdi Gábor
Paulette Dubost
Rose, maid
Pierre Destailles
Rosseneur
Jacques Monod
Deneulin
Lea Padovani
'La Maheude'
Paul Amiot
Official (uncredited)
