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Germinal

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Germinal

7.4

1h 50m

1963

Synopsis

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.

Director

Yves Allégret

Drama

based on novel or bookexploitationminingcoal mining

Cast & Crew

Jean Sorel

Jean Sorel

as Étienne Lantier

Berthe Granval

Berthe Granval

as Catherine Maheu

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

as Martin Chaval

Philippe Lemaire

Philippe Lemaire

as Henri Negrel

Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

as Victor Maigrat

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

as Hennebeau

Jacqueline Porel

Jacqueline Porel

as Madame Maigrat

Zoltán Makláry

Zoltán Makláry

as Bonnemort

Simone Valère

Simone Valère

as Madame Hennebeau

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