Germinal (1913)
Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.
- Date of release
- 1913-10-03
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Albert Capellani
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
- Based on: Germinal
Germinal is a 1913 black and white silent French language French film written and directed by Albert Capellani. It was released in the United States in 1914 as Germinal; or, The Toll of Labor. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Germinal by Emile Zola. With a running time of 140 minutes, it is one of the first films produced with a length of over two hours.
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