Germinal

Germinal (1993)

Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1993-09-29
  • User Rating: 6.712/10 from 306 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 40min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Renn Productions
  • Production Country: Belgium, France, Italy
  • Director: Claude Berri
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Summary

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

    as 'La Maheude'
  • Renaud

    as Étienne Lantier
  • Jean Carmet

    as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
  • Judith Henry

    as Catherine Maheu
  • Jean-Roger Milo

    as Antoine Chaval
  • Gérard Depardieu

    as Toussaint Maheu
  • Laurent Terzieff

    as Souvarine
  • Bernard Fresson

    as Victor Deneulin
  • Jean-Pierre Bisson

    as Rasseneur
  • Jacques Dacqmine

    as Philippe Hennebeau
  • Anny Duperey

    as Mrs. Hennebeau
  • Gérard Croce

    as Maigrat
  • Frédéric van den Driessche

    as Paul Négrel
  • Annick Alane

    as Mrs. Grégoire
  • Pierre Lafont

    as Léon Grégoire
  • Thierry Levaret

    as Zacharie Maheu
  • Fred Personne

    as Pluchart
  • Cécile Bois

    as Cécile Grégoire
  • Yolande Moreau

    as 'La Levaque'
  • Maximilien Regiani

    as Pierron
  • Bruno Tuchszer

    as Captain of the Guards
  • Anne-Marie Pisani

    as 'La Mouquette'
  • Fred Ulysse

    as Dansaert
  • André Julien

    as Mouque
  • Albano Guaetta

    as Jeanlin Maheu
  • Georges Staquet

    as Levaque
  • Yvette Petit

    as 'La veuve Désir'
  • Delphine Quentin

    as Lucie Deneulin
  • Alexandrine Loeb

    as Jeanne Deneulin
  • Solenn Jarniou

    as Mrs. Rasseneur
  • Frédérique Ruchaud

    as Honorine
  • Jenny Clève

    as Rose
  • Fernand Kindt

    as Company Secretary
  • André Chaumeau

    as Company Cashier
  • Philippe Desboeuf

    as Doctor
  • Sabrina Deladerière

    as Philomène Levaque
  • Corinne Masiero

    as Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)
  • Claude Berri

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directing Claude Berri Director
Writing Claude Berri Screenplay
Writing Arlette Langmann Screenplay
Camera Yves Angelo Director of Photography
Editing Hervé de Luze Editor
Production Gérard Moulévrier Casting
Art Olivier Radot Art Direction
Art Christian Marti Production Design
Art Hoang Thanh At Production Design
Production Claude Berri Producer
Sound Jean-Louis Roques Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Moidele Bickel Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Caroline de Vivaise Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Sylvie Gautrelet Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Joël Lavau Makeup Artist
Directing Frédéric Auburtin First Assistant Director
Sound Pierre Gamet Sound Engineer
Sound Dominique Hennequin Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Crew Jean-Pierre Maricourt Special Effects
Writing Émile Zola Novel

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