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Germinal
78%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
Germinal (1963) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Germinal (1963) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Germinal 78% (7 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Germinal is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
78%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1963-09-16
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 7.8
- TMDB ID
- 84721
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What is Germinal about?
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 tri... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Germinal?
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How long is the movie Germinal?
The official runtime for Germinal is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Jean Sorel
Étienne Lantier

Berthe Granval
Catherine Maheu

Claude Brasseur
Martin Chaval

Philippe Lemaire
Henri Negrel

Claude Cerval
Victor Maigrat

Bernard Blier
Hennebeau

Jacqueline Porel
Madame Maigrat

Zoltán Makláry
Bonnemort

Simone Valère
Madame Hennebeau

Sándor Pécsi
Maheu

Michèle Cordoue
Widow Désir

Marianne Krencsey
'La Mouquette'

Gabrielle Dorziat
Catherine's grandmother

Gábor Koncz
Souvarine

Gábor Agárdy

Paulette Dubost
Rose, maid

Pierre Destailles
Rosseneur

Jacques Monod
Deneulin
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