Germinal (1913 film)

Germinal
Directed by	Albert Capellani
Written by	Albert Capellani
Based on	Germinal by Emile Zola
Starring	Henry Krauss
Cinematography	Louis Forestier, Pierre Trimbach
Production company	Pathé Frères
Release dates	1913
Running time	140 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.

Synopsis

The year is 1863. Étienne Lantier gets work as a mineworker after having been fired from his job on the railroad for revolutionary behavior. Disheartened by the conditions in the mines, he returns to his revolutionary ideas and leads a strike of the mineworkers. Soldiers are brought in to quell the strike.

Cast

• Henry Krauss: Étienne Lantier
• Auguste Mévisto: Catherine Maheu
• Albert Bras: Hennebeau
• Paul Escoffier: Henri Negrel
• Jeanne Cheirel: La Maheude
• Cécile Guyon: Cécile Hennebeau
• Marc Gérard: Bonnemort
• René Lefèvre-Bel : Félix

External links

• Germinal at IMDb