Germinal
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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.
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Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier
Known for
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Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu
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Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval
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Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel
Known for
Arsène Lupin
Cartouche
Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat
Known for
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Bob le Flambeur
Bernard Blier
Hennebeau
Known for
Crooks in Clover
The Restaurant
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Maigrat
Known for
Razzia
Captain Blood
Zoltán Makláry
Bonnemort
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Simone Valère
Madame Hennebeau
Known for
Un Flic
The Beauty of the Devil
Sándor Pécsi
Maheu
Known for
The Boys of Paul Street
Michèle Cordoue
Widow Désir
Also in
The Proud and the Beautiful
Graine d'Ortie
Marianne Krencsey
'La Mouquette'
Also in
Captain Tenkes
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Yves Allégret Director · Charles Spaak Screenplay Émile Zola Author
First release September 16, 1963 · Produced in Hungary, Italy, France · Production Hunnia Filmstúdió, Cocinor
Production
Paris Elysées Films
Production
Hunnia Filmstúdió
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Cocinor
Production
Films Metzger et Woog
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Hungarofilm
Production
Laetitia Film
Production
Les Films Marceau
Production
Hungary · Italy · France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 16, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
December 26, 1963 · Theatrical
Italy
April 13, 1964 · Theatrical
Russia
October 19, 1964 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 2, 1975 · TV · (TV premiere)
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