Germinal (1913 film)
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Germinal | |
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Directed by | Albert Capellani |
Written by | Albert Capellani |
Based on | Germinal by Emile Zola |
Starring | Henry Krauss |
Cinematography | , |
Production company | |
Release date | 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
- : Catherine Maheu
- : Hennebeau
- : Henri Negrel
- Jeanne Cheirel: La Maheude
- : Cécile Hennebeau
- : Bonnemort
- : Félix
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1913 films
- 1910s historical drama films
- French historical drama films
- Films directed by Albert Capellani
- Films based on works by Émile Zola
- Films set in 1863
- Mining in film
- French films
- French silent feature films
- French black-and-white films
- 1913 drama films
- 1910s French film stubs