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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.

Release: 1963-09-16
Runtime: 110 min
Rating: 7.4 / 10
Cast
Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier
Berthe Granval
Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu
Claude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel
Claude Cerval
Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Hennebeau
Jacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Maigrat
Zoltán Makláry
Zoltán Makláry
Bonnemort
Simone Valère
Simone Valère
Madame Hennebeau
Sándor Pécsi
Sándor Pécsi
Maheu
Michèle Cordoue
Michèle Cordoue
Widow Désir
Marianne Krencsey
Marianne Krencsey
'La Mouquette'
Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle Dorziat
Catherine's grandmother
Gábor Koncz
Gábor Koncz
Souvarine
Gábor Agárdy
Gábor Agárdy
Paulette Dubost
Paulette Dubost
Rose, maid
Pierre Destailles
Pierre Destailles
Rosseneur
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod
Deneulin