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
Eugène Tucherer
Producer
Henri Rust
Editor
Lucien Aguettand
Production Design
Tibor Nell
Art Direction
Jacques Bouban
Makeup Artist
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Antoine Archimbaud
Sound
Robert Teisseire
Sound
Yves Allégret
Director
Charles Spaak
Screenplay
Michel Magne
Original Music Composer
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
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