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.
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Germinal
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 16, 1963
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
User Score
74%
Original Title
Germinal
Production Companies
Paris Elysées Films, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Cocinor, Films Metzger et Woog, Hungarofilm, Laetitia Film, Les Films Marceau
Director
Yves Allégret
Description
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
Crew
Recommendations
Brothers in Arms
Green Book
The Silence of the Lambs
Dick Tracy
Amélie
Gone Baby Gone
Life of Pi
The Shawshank Redemption
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
A Clockwork Orange
Drive
Magnolia
Se7en
Dirty Harry
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Midnight in Paris
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
City of Angels
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
