Germinal (1993)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.

It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.

• Released: 1993-09-29
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 40m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 349 votes

Directed by Claude Berri.

Top cast

• Miou-Miou as 'La Maheude'
• Renaud as Étienne Lantier
• Jean Carmet as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
• Judith Henry as Catherine Maheu
• Jean-Roger Milo as Antoine Chaval
• Gérard Depardieu as Toussaint Maheu
• Laurent Terzieff as Souvarine
• Bernard Fresson as Victor Deneulin
• Jean-Pierre Bisson as Rasseneur
• Jacques Dacqmine as Philippe Hennebeau

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Germinal

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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