Germinal
“Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.”
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
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Miou-Miou
'La Maheude'
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Renaud
Étienne Lantier
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Jean Carmet
Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
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Judith Henry
Catherine Maheu
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The Discreet
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Jean-Roger Milo
Antoine Chaval
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L.627
Gérard Depardieu
Toussaint Maheu
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Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
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Laurent Terzieff
Souvarine
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The Milky Way
Woman in Chains
Bernard Fresson
Victor Deneulin
Known for
The Tenant
French Connection II
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rasseneur
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Jacques Dacqmine
Philippe Hennebeau
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The Ninth Gate
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Anny Duperey
Mrs. Hennebeau
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Gérard Croce
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Claude Berri Director · Arlette Langmann Screenplay Émile Zola Author
Director Screenplay
Claude Berri
Screenplay
Arlette Langmann
Author
Émile Zola
Composer
Jean-Louis Roques
Cinematographer
Yves Angelo
Editor
Hervé de Luze
Production designer
Hoang Thanh At
Production designer
Christian Marti
Costume designer
Caroline de Vivaise
Costume designer
Sylvie Gautrelet
Costume designer
Moidele Bickel
Worldwide gross $46M · Budget $32M · United States release March 31, 1994
Box office
Budget
$32,500,000
Worldwide gross
$46,200,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Renn Productions
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
DD Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Belgium · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · September 29, 1993
Theatrical · French
France · September 29, 1993
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 1994
Theatrical
United States
February 4, 1994 · Premiere · VCU French Film Festival
Argentina
May 11, 1995 · Theatrical
Australia
July 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 7, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1994 · Theatrical
March 30, 2003 · Physical · Contra Capa DVD
Czechia
February 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 28, 1994 · Theatrical
France
September 23, 1998 · Physical · VHS
June 9, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 24, 2017 · Digital · VOD
September 13, 2017 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
January 13, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 3, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 8, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
September 28, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 14, 1994 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
January 28, 1994 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 6, 1994 · Theatrical
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