Germinal (1963)

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.

• Release Date: 1963-09-16
• Runtime: 1h 50min
• Production Company: Paris Elysées Films
• Production Country: Hungary, Italy, France
• Director: Yves Allégret
• Writer: Charles Spaak