Film

Germinal

5.719132h 30mDrama

Director: Albert Capellani
Year: 1913

Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.

Top cast

Henry Krauss

Etienne Lautier

Jean Jacquinet

Chaval

Paul Escoffier

Négrel, the Engineer

Dharsay

Souvarine

Sylvie

Catherine

Mévisto

Maheu

Léon Bernard

Albert Bras

Hennebeau

Paul Capellani

Jeanne Cheirel

la Maheude

Marc Gérard

Bonnemort

Cécile Guyon

Cécile Hennebeau

Directed by

Albert Capellani

Written by

Albert Capellani