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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.
Keywords
industrial revolution
social movement
Casts
Miou-Miou
'La Maheude'
Renaud
Étienne Lantier
Jean Carmet
Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
Judith Henry
Catherine Maheu
Jean-Roger Milo
Antoine Chaval
Gérard Depardieu
Toussaint Maheu
Laurent Terzieff
Souvarine
Bernard Fresson
Victor Deneulin
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rasseneur
Jacques Dacqmine
Philippe Hennebeau
Anny Duperey
Mrs. Hennebeau
Gérard Croce
Maigrat
Frédéric van den Driessche
Paul Négrel
Annick Alane
Mrs. Grégoire
Pierre Lafont
Léon Grégoire
Thierry Levaret
Zacharie Maheu
Fred Personne
Pluchart
Cécile Bois
Cécile Grégoire
Yolande Moreau
'La Levaque'
Maximilien Regiani
Pierron
Bruno Tuchszer
Captain of the Guards
Anne-Marie Pisani
'La Mouquette'
Fred Ulysse
Dansaert
André Julien
Mouque
Albano Guaetta
Jeanlin Maheu
Georges Staquet
Levaque
Yvette Petit
'La veuve Désir'
Delphine Quentin
Lucie Deneulin
Alexandrine Loeb
Jeanne Deneulin
Solenn Jarniou
Mrs. Rasseneur
Frédérique Ruchaud
Honorine
Jenny Clève
Rose
Fernand Kindt
Company Secretary
André Chaumeau
Company Cashier
Philippe Desboeuf
Doctor
Sabrina Deladerière
Philomène Levaque
Corinne Masiero
Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)
Claude Berri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crews
Arlette Langmann
Screenplay
Claude Berri
Screenplay
Claude Berri
Director
Christian Marti
Production Design
Yves Angelo
Director of Photography
Olivier Radot
Art Direction
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Gérard Moulévrier
Casting
Hoang Thanh At
Production Design
Moidele Bickel
Costume Design
Claude Berri
Producer
Jean-Louis Roques
Original Music Composer
Sylvie Gautrelet
Costume Design
Caroline de Vivaise
Costume Design
Joël Lavau
Makeup Artist
Dominique Hennequin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frédéric Auburtin
First Assistant Director
Pierre Gamet
Sound Engineer
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Special Effects
Émile Zola
Novel
Derek Meddings
Special Effects Coordinator
Véronique Lagrange
Script Supervisor
Backdrops & Posters
