Germinal

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

160 mins
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.

Miou-Miou

'La Maheude'

Renaud

Étienne Lantier

Jean Carmet

Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort

Judith Henry

Catherine Maheu

Jean-Roger Milo

Antoine Chaval

Gérard Depardieu

Toussaint Maheu

Bernard Fresson

Victor Deneulin

Jacques Dacqmine

Philippe Hennebeau

Anny Duperey

Mrs. Hennebeau

Annick Alane

Mrs. Grégoire

Pierre Lafont

Léon Grégoire

Thierry Levaret

Zacharie Maheu

Cécile Bois

Cécile Grégoire

Yolande Moreau

'La Levaque'

Bruno Tuchszer

Captain of the Guards

Anne-Marie Pisani

'La Mouquette'

Fred Ulysse

Dansaert

Albano Guaetta

Jeanlin Maheu

Yvette Petit

'La veuve Désir'

Delphine Quentin

Lucie Deneulin

Alexandrine Loeb

Jeanne Deneulin

Solenn Jarniou

Mrs. Rasseneur

Fernand Kindt

Company Secretary

André Chaumeau

Company Cashier

Sabrina Deladerière

Philomène Levaque

Corinne Masiero

Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)

Claude Berri

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Claude Berri

Screenplay

Claude Berri

Director

Christian Marti

Production Design

Yves Angelo

Director of Photography

Olivier Radot

Art Direction

Hoang Thanh At

Production Design

Moidele Bickel

Costume Design

Claude Berri

Producer

Jean-Louis Roques

Original Music Composer

Sylvie Gautrelet

Costume Design

Caroline de Vivaise

Costume Design

Joël Lavau

Makeup Artist

Dominique Hennequin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frédéric Auburtin

First Assistant Director

Pierre Gamet

Sound Engineer

Jean-Pierre Maricourt

Special Effects

Derek Meddings

Special Effects Coordinator

Véronique Lagrange

Script Supervisor

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