Germinal

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

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.

Drama Romance

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))