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Germinal
Germinal

Germinal

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

16 September 1963

Country

Hungary

Cast

Jean Sorel

Jean Sorel

Étienne Lantier

Berthe Granval

Berthe Granval

Catherine Maheu

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Martin Chaval

Philippe Lemaire

Philippe Lemaire

Henri Negrel

Claude Cerval

Claude Cerval

Victor Maigrat

Bernard Blier

Bernard Blier

Hennebeau

Jacqueline Porel

Jacqueline Porel

Madame Maigrat

Zoltán Makláry

Zoltán Makláry

Bonnemort

Simone Valère

Simone Valère

Madame Hennebeau

Sándor Pécsi

Sándor Pécsi

Maheu

Michèle Cordoue

Michèle Cordoue

Widow Désir

Marianne Krencsey

Marianne Krencsey

'La Mouquette'

Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat

Catherine's grandmother

Gábor Koncz

Gábor Koncz

Souvarine

Agárdi Gábor

Agárdi Gábor

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Rose, maid

Pierre Destailles

Pierre Destailles

Rosseneur

Jacques Monod

Jacques Monod

Deneulin

Lea Padovani

Lea Padovani

'La Maheude'

Paul Amiot

Paul Amiot

Official (uncredited)

Béla Barsi

Béla Barsi

(uncredited)

Zoltán Basilides

Zoltán Basilides

(uncredited)

Itala Békés

Itala Békés

(uncredited)

Colette Colas

Colette Colas

(uncredited)

László Csákányi

László Csákányi

(uncredited)

Anikó Felföldi

Anikó Felföldi

(uncredited)

György Gonda

György Gonda

(uncredited)

Árpád Gyenge

Árpád Gyenge

(uncredited)

Lajos Kelemen

Lajos Kelemen

(uncredited)

René Lefèvre-Bel

René Lefèvre-Bel

Felix, butler (uncredited)

József Madaras

József Madaras

(uncredited)

László Misoga

László Misoga

(uncredited)

Erzsi Máthé

Erzsi Máthé

(uncredited)

Jean Ozenne

Jean Ozenne

Company envoy (uncredited)

Sándor Siménfalvy

Sándor Siménfalvy

(uncredited)

Bertalan Šolti

Bertalan Šolti

(uncredited)

Ottó Szokolay

Ottó Szokolay

(uncredited)

Endre Tallós

Endre Tallós

(uncredited)

Viktória Ujváry

Viktória Ujváry

(uncredited)

Tamás Verdes

Tamás Verdes

(uncredited)

Miklós Zoltai

Miklós Zoltai

(uncredited)

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