Germinal
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier
Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu
Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval
Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel
Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat
Featured Crew
Henri Rust
Editor
Robert Teisseire
Sound
Eugène Tucherer
Producer
Tibor Nell
Art Direction
Lucien Aguettand
Production Design
Jacques Bouban
Makeup Artist
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Yves Allégret
Director
Émile Zola
Novel
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
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