Story :It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
Cast
Miou-Miou'La Maheude'
RenaudÉtienne Lantier
Jean CarmetVincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
Judith HenryCatherine Maheu
Jean-Roger MiloAntoine Chaval
Gérard DepardieuToussaint Maheu
Laurent TerzieffSouvarine
Bernard FressonVictor Deneulin
Jean-Pierre BissonRasseneur
Jacques DacqminePhilippe Hennebeau
Anny DupereyMrs. Hennebeau
Gérard CroceMaigrat
Frédéric van den DriesschePaul Négrel
Annick AlaneMrs. Grégoire
Pierre LafontLéon Grégoire
Thierry LevaretZacharie Maheu
Fred PersonnePluchart
Cécile BoisCécile Grégoire
Yolande Moreau'La Levaque'
Maximilien RegianiPierron
Bruno TuchszerCaptain of the Guards
Anne-Marie Pisani'La Mouquette'
Fred UlysseDansaert
André JulienMouque
Albano GuaettaJeanlin Maheu
Georges StaquetLevaque
Yvette Petit'La veuve Désir'
Delphine QuentinLucie Deneulin
Alexandrine LoebJeanne Deneulin
Solenn JarniouMrs. Rasseneur
Frédérique RuchaudHonorine
Jenny ClèveRose
Fernand KindtCompany Secretary
André ChaumeauCompany Cashier
Philippe DesboeufDoctor
Sabrina DeladerièrePhilomène Levaque
Corinne MasieroDancer in a pink dress (uncredited)