France / Sep 16, 1963
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zoltán Makláry | Bonnemort |
| Simone Valère | Madame Hennebeau |
| Sándor Pécsi | Maheu |
| Michèle Cordoue | Widow Désir |
| Marianne Krencsey | 'La Mouquette' |
| Gabrielle Dorziat | Catherine's grandmother |
| Gábor Koncz | Souvarine |
| Gábor Agárdy | |
| Paulette Dubost | Rose, maid |
| Pierre Destailles | Rosseneur |
| Jacques Monod | Deneulin |
| Lea Padovani | 'La Maheude' |
| Paul Amiot | Official (uncredited) |
| Béla Barsi | (uncredited) |
| Zoltán Basilides | (uncredited) |
| Itala Békés | (uncredited) |
| Colette Colas | (uncredited) |
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| László Csákányi | (uncredited) |
| Anikó Felföldi | (uncredited) |
| György Gonda | (uncredited) |
| Árpád Gyenge | (uncredited) |
| Lajos Kelemen | (uncredited) |
| René Lefèvre-Bel | Felix, butler (uncredited) |
| József Madaras | (uncredited) |
| László Misoga | (uncredited) |
| Erzsi Máthé | (uncredited) |
| Jean Ozenne | Company envoy (uncredited) |
| Sándor Siménfalvy | (uncredited) |
| Bertalan Šolti | (uncredited) |
| Ottó Szokolay | (uncredited) |
| Endre Tallós | (uncredited) |
| Viktória Ujváry | (uncredited) |
| Tamás Verdes | (uncredited) |
| Miklós Zoltai | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Germinal |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Hungary, Italy, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paris Elysées Films, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Cocinor, Films Metzger et Woog, Hungarofilm, Laetitia Film, Les Films Marceau |
| Release date | 16 settembre 1963 |
| Production | Eugène Tucherer |
| Writer | Charles Spaak, Émile Zola |
| Editing | Henri Rust |
| Cinematography | Jean Bourgoin |
| Assistant directors | Yves Allégret |
| Camera operators | Jean Bourgoin |
| Additional photography | Jean Bourgoin |
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| Production design | Lucien Aguettand, Tibor Nell |
| Art direction | Tibor Nell, Lucien Aguettand |
| Set decoration | Tibor Nell, Lucien Aguettand |
| Music | Michel Magne, Jacques Carrère, Antoine Archimbaud, Robert Teisseire, Jean Gitton |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère, Antoine Archimbaud, Robert Teisseire, Michel Magne, Jean Gitton |
| Costume design | Jacques Bouban |
| Makeup | Jacques Bouban |
| Hairstyling | Jacques Bouban |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Hungary / Dec 26, 1963
Italy / Apr 13, 1964
Russia / Oct 19, 1964
TV
Sweden / Apr 02, 1975 / (TV premiere)
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