Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
2026 · Animation · Action
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Film / 1963
Germinal
Directed by
Yves Allégret
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.
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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.
Cast
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'
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Gabrielle DorziatCatherine's grandmother
Gábor KonczSouvarine
Gábor Agárdy
Paulette DubostRose, maid
Pierre DestaillesRosseneur
Jacques MonodDeneulin
Lea Padovani'La Maheude'
Paul AmiotOfficial (uncredited)
Béla Barsi(uncredited)
Zoltán Basilides(uncredited)
Itala Békés(uncredited)
Colette Colas(uncredited)
László Csákányi(uncredited)
Anikó Felföldi(uncredited)
György Gonda(uncredited)
Árpád Gyenge(uncredited)
Lajos Kelemen(uncredited)
René Lefèvre-BelFelix, butler (uncredited)
József Madaras(uncredited)
László Misoga(uncredited)
Erzsi Máthé(uncredited)
Jean OzenneCompany envoy (uncredited)
Sándor Siménfalvy(uncredited)
Bertalan Solti(uncredited)
Ottó Szokolay(uncredited)
Endre Tallós(uncredited)
Viktória Ujváry(uncredited)
Tamás Verdes(uncredited)
Miklós Zoltai(uncredited)
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