ung arian ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Y ves ▁All ég ret . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁Germ inal ▁by ▁Em ile ▁Z ola . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁year ▁is ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Ét ienne ▁L ant ier ▁gets ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁mine worker ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁job ▁on ▁the ▁rail road ▁for ▁revolution ary ▁behavior . ▁Dis heart ened ▁by ▁the ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁mines , ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁revolution ary ▁ideas ▁and ▁leads ▁a ▁strike ▁of ▁the ▁mine work ers . ▁Sold iers ▁are ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁qu ell ▁the ▁strike . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Jean ▁Sor el : ▁Ét ienne ▁L ant ier , ▁a ▁new ▁young ▁min er ▁ ▁Bert he ▁Gran val : ▁Catherine ▁Ma he u , ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁ ▁Claude ▁Br asse ur : ▁Marcel ▁( or ▁Martin ) ▁Ch aval , ▁a ▁min er ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Catherine ▁ ▁Bernard ▁B lier : ▁Hen ne be au , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁min esh aft ▁ ▁Claude ▁Cer val : ▁Victor ▁Ma ig rat , ▁a ▁business man ▁ ▁Philippe ▁L ema ire : ▁Henri ▁Neg rel , ▁an ▁engineer ▁ ▁Jac qu eline ▁Por el : ▁M me ▁Ma ig rat ▁ ▁Le a ▁Pad ov ani : ▁La ▁Ma he ude ▁ ▁Pierre ▁D esta illes : ▁Ras ene ur , ▁an ▁inn keeper ▁ ▁P au lette ▁Dub ost : ▁Rose , ▁Hen ne be au ' s ▁servant ▁ ▁Gab ri