Germinal

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

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