Germinal
Directed by Claude Berri
Starring Miou-Miou, Renaud, Jean Carmet, Judith Henry, Jean-Roger Milo, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Terzieff, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Jacques Dacqmine
6.7/10
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Embauché comme mineur à Montsou, dans le Nord de la France, le jeune Étienne Lantier découvre la souffrance d’une population misérable et déshéritée. Gagné aux idées socialistes, il appelle les mécontents à faire la grève et à constituer une caisse de prévoyance. Le mouvement se durcit…
- Original language
- French
- Screenplay
- Arlette Langmann, Claude Berri, Émile Zola
- Music
- Jean-Louis Roques
- Cinematography
- Yves Angelo
- Cast
- Judith Henry, Jean-Roger Milo, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Terzieff, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Jacques Dacqmine, Anny Duperey, Gérard Croce
Updated July 22, 2026
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