Germinal

Germinal is a 1963 film with Jean Sorel and Berthe Granval. See the storyline, runtime (110 minutes) and complete cast list on 123movies. 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.