Germinal
“Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.”
Overview
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
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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)
- Director
- Claude Berri
- Rating source
- TMDB
- Keywords
- #earnest, #industrial revolution, #social movement















