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Germinal (1963)

Germinal (1963)

Drama
Release Date: 1963, September 16
Directors: Yves Allégret
Countries: France, Hungary, Italy
Production: Paris Elysées Films, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Cocinor, Films Metzger et Woog, Hungarofilm, Laetitia Film, Les Films Marceau
Cast: Jean Sorel, Gábor Koncz, Claude Cerval, Bernard Blier, Claude Brasseur, Jacques Monod, Paul Amiot, Philippe Lemaire, Paulette Dubost, József Madaras, László Csákányi, Lea Padovani

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book mining exploitation coal mining