Germinal

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.

Director: Yves Allégret

Cast: Jean Sorel, Berthe Granval, Claude Brasseur, Philippe Lemaire, Claude Cerval, Bernard Blier, Jacqueline Porel, Zoltán Makláry

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.