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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Jean SorelÉtienne Lantier
Berthe GranvalCatherine Maheu
Claude BrasseurMartin Chaval
Philippe LemaireHenri Negrel
Claude CervalVictor Maigrat
Bernard BlierHennebeau
Jacqueline PorelMadame Maigrat
Zoltán MakláryBonnemort
Simone ValèreMadame Hennebeau
Sándor PécsiMaheu
Michèle CordoueWidow Désir
Marianne Krencsey'La Mouquette'Explore the crew
- Producer
- Eugène Tucherer
- Editor
- Henri Rust
- Director
- Yves Allégret
- Screenplay
- Charles Spaak
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Magne
- Director of Photography
- Jean Bourgoin