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Germinal

7.819631h 50mMovieDrama

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.…

DirectorYves Allégret
WriterCharles Spaak
ProducerEugène Tucherer

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Cast · Directed by Yves Allégret

JSJean Sorel
Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier
BGBerthe Granval
Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu
CBClaude Brasseur
Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval
PLPhilippe Lemaire
Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel
CCClaude Cerval
Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat
BBBernard Blier
Bernard Blier
Hennebeau
JPJacqueline Porel
Jacqueline Porel
Madame Maigrat
ZMZoltán Makláry
Zoltán Makláry
Bonnemort
SVSimone Valère
Simone Valère
Madame Hennebeau
SPSándor Pécsi
Sándor Pécsi
Maheu
MCMichèle Cordoue
Michèle Cordoue
Widow Désir
MKMarianne Krencsey
Marianne Krencsey
'La Mouquette'

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Germinal hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 4, 1963. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.