Release Date | 1963-09-16 |
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Runtime | 110 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | Jean Sorel, Berthe Granval, Claude Brasseur, Philippe Lemaire, Claude Cerval |
Directors | Yves Allégret, Jean Bourgoin, Émile Zola, Michel Magne, Charles Spaak |
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.