Overview
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.
Cast
- Jean Sorel as Étienne Lantier
- Berthe Granval as Catherine Maheu
- Claude Brasseur as Martin Chaval
- Philippe Lemaire as Henri Negrel
- Claude Cerval as Victor Maigrat
- Bernard Blier as Hennebeau
- Jacqueline Porel as Madame Maigrat
- Zoltán Makláry as Bonnemort
- Simone Valère as Madame Hennebeau
- Sándor Pécsi as Maheu