Summary 1863. Etienne Lantier, who has been fired from a railway company for being involved in union activities, lands a miner's job in the North of France. He finds bed and lodging at the Maheus', all of whom being miners themselves and whose daughter Catherine proves susceptible to his charm.The work is hard, ill-paid and dangerous. When the miners hear their wages are going to be cut down they revolt, led by Lantier. The company decides to bring workers in replacement and the authorities repress the rebels ruthlessly. The strike ends in death and suffering but hope for a better future still prevails, in spite of everything... View more details
Directed : Yves Allégret
Written : Charles Spaak Émile Zola
Stars : Jean Sorel Claude Brasseur Claude Cerval Berthe Granval
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 15, 1963
Countries of origin : Italy France Hungary
Language : French
Filming locations : Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production companies : Hunnia Filmstúdió Cocinor Films Metzger et Woog
Summary 1863. Etienne Lantier, who has been fired from a railway company for being involved in union activities, lands a miner's job in the North of France. He finds bed and lodging at the Maheus', all of whom being miners themselves and whose daughter Catherine proves susceptible to his charm.The work is hard, ill-paid and dangerous. When the miners hear their wages are going to be cut down they revolt, led by Lantier. The company decides to bring workers in replacement and the authorities repress the rebels ruthlessly. The strike ends in death and suffering but hope for a better future still prevails, in spite of everything... View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 15, 1963
Countries of origin : Italy France Hungary
Language : French
Filming locations : Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Production companies : Hunnia Filmstúdió Cocinor Films Metzger et Woog
