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.

• Yves AllégretDirector
• Charles SpaakScreenplay
• Michel MagneOriginal Music Composer

• Jean SorelÉtienne Lantier
• Berthe GranvalCatherine Maheu
• Claude BrasseurMartin Chaval
• Philippe LemaireHenri Negrel
• Claude CervalVictor Maigrat
• Bernard BlierHennebeau
• Jacqueline PorelMadame Maigrat
• Zoltán MakláryBonnemort
• Simone ValèreMadame Hennebeau
• Sándor PécsiMaheu
• Michèle CordoueWidow Désir
• Marianne Krencsey'La Mouquette'