Germinal

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

Henry Krauss

as Etienne Lautier

Jean Jacquinet

as Chaval

Paul Escoffier

as Négrel, the Engineer

Dharsay

as Souvarine

Sylvie

as Catherine

Mévisto

as Maheu

Léon Bernard

Albert Bras

as Hennebeau

Paul Capellani

Jeanne Cheirel

as la Maheude

Marc Gérard

as Bonnemort

Cécile Guyon

as Cécile Hennebeau

Albert Capellani

Director

Émile Zola

Novel

Albert Capellani

Writer

Louis Forestier

Director of Photography

Pierre Trimbach

Director of Photography