Germinal (1913)

Directed by

Albert Capellani

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mining community struggles with poverty and labor exploitation in 19th century France. The story follows a young worker who joins the miners' fight for better conditions.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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