Germinal
29/09/1993
3h

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.
Cast


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


Laurent Terzieff
Souvarine


Bernard Fresson
Victor Deneulin


Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rasseneur


Jacques Dacqmine
Philippe Hennebeau


Anny Duperey
Mrs. Hennebeau


Gérard Croce
Maigrat


Frédéric van den Driessche
Paul Négrel


Annick Alane
Mrs. Grégoire
Pierre Lafont
Léon Grégoire


Thierry Levaret
Zacharie Maheu


Fred Personne
Pluchart


Cécile Bois
Cécile Grégoire


Yolande Moreau
'La Levaque'
Maximilien Regiani
Pierron


Bruno Tuchszer
Captain of the Guards


Anne-Marie Pisani
'La Mouquette'


Fred Ulysse
Dansaert
André Julien
Mouque
Albano Guaetta
Jeanlin Maheu


Georges Staquet
Levaque


Yvette Petit
'La veuve Désir'
Delphine Quentin
Lucie Deneulin
Alexandrine Loeb
Jeanne Deneulin


Solenn Jarniou
Mrs. Rasseneur


Frédérique Ruchaud
Honorine


Jenny Clève
Rose
Fernand Kindt
Company Secretary


André Chaumeau
Company Cashier
Philippe Desboeuf
Doctor
Sabrina Deladerière
Philomène Levaque


Corinne Masiero
Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)


Claude Berri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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