Germinal

7.4

110 minutes

9/16/1963

Overview

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.

Cast List

Jean Sorel
as Étienne Lantier
Berthe Granval
as Catherine Maheu
Claude Brasseur
as Martin Chaval
Philippe Lemaire
as Henri Negrel
Claude Cerval
as Victor Maigrat
Bernard Blier
as Hennebeau
Jacqueline Porel
as Madame Maigrat
Zoltán Makláry
as Bonnemort
Simone Valère
as Madame Hennebeau
Sándor Pécsi
as Maheu
Michèle Cordoue
as Widow Désir
Marianne Krencsey
as 'La Mouquette'
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Catherine's grandmother
Gábor Koncz
as Souvarine
Agárdi Gábor
Paulette Dubost
as Rose, maid
Pierre Destailles
as Rosseneur
Jacques Monod
as Deneulin
Lea Padovani
as 'La Maheude'
Paul Amiot
as Official (uncredited)
Béla Barsi
as (uncredited)
Zoltán Basilides
as (uncredited)
Itala Békés
as (uncredited)
Colette Colas
as (uncredited)
László Csákányi
as (uncredited)
Anikó Felföldi
as (uncredited)
György Gonda
as (uncredited)
Árpád Gyenge
as (uncredited)
Lajos Kelemen
as (uncredited)
René Lefèvre-Bel
as Felix, butler (uncredited)
József Madaras
as (uncredited)
László Misoga
as (uncredited)
Erzsi Máthé
as (uncredited)
Jean Ozenne
as Company envoy (uncredited)
Sándor Siménfalvy
as (uncredited)
Bertalan Šolti
as (uncredited)
Ottó Szokolay
as (uncredited)
Endre Tallós
as (uncredited)
Viktória Ujváry
as (uncredited)
Tamás Verdes
as (uncredited)
Miklós Zoltai
as (uncredited)