Germinal

Claude Berri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Jean-Pierre Bisson as Rasseneur Jenny Clève as Rose Renaud as Étienne Lantier Fred Ulysse as Dansaert Gérard Depardieu as Toussaint Maheu Anny Duperey as Mrs. Hennebeau Annick Alane as Mrs. Grégoire Bruno Tuchszer as Captain of the Guards Miou-Miou as 'La Maheude' Jean-Roger Milo as Antoine Chaval Laurent Terzieff as Souvarine Gérard Croce as Maigrat Fred Personne as Pluchart Cécile Bois as Cécile Grégoire Georges Staquet as Levaque Judith Henry as Catherine Maheu Bernard Fresson as Victor Deneulin Yolande Moreau as 'La Levaque' Solenn Jarniou as Mrs. Rasseneur Frédérique Ruchaud as Honorine Jean Carmet as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort Jacques Dacqmine as Philippe Hennebeau Thierry Levaret as Zacharie Maheu Frédéric van den Driessche as Paul Négrel Yvette Petit as 'La veuve Désir' Corinne Masiero as Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited) Anne-Marie Pisani as 'La Mouquette' André Chaumeau as Company Cashier

Hervé de Luze Editor Pierre Gamet Sound Engineer Claude Berri Director, Screenplay, Producer Yves Angelo Director of Photography Gérard Moulévrier Casting Christian Marti Production Design Moidele Bickel Costume Design Frédéric Auburtin First Assistant Director Émile Zola Novel Derek Meddings Special Effects Coordinator Olivier Radot Art Direction Caroline de Vivaise Costume Design Sylvie Gautrelet Costume Design