---
title: 'Germinal (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Berri'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 158
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/germinal-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107002/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Germinal (1993)

1993 · 158 min · Drama, Romance · France, Italy


## Synopsis

Germinal is a 1993 French-Belgian epic film based on the 1885 novel by Émile Zola. It was directed by Claude Berri, and stars Renaud, Miou-Miou and Gérard Depardieu. At the time it was the most expensive movie ever produced in France. It was the fourth most attended film of the year in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri), [Arlette Langmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlette-langmann)
- **Producer:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jean-Louis Roques](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-roques)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yves Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-angelo)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Jean Carmet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-carmet)
- [Jenny Clève](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-cleve)
- [Laurent Terzieff](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-terzieff)
- [Cécile Bois](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-bois)
- [Bruno Tuchszer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-tuchszer)
- [Fred Personne](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-personne)
- [Jacques Dacqmine](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dacqmine)
- [Jean-Pierre Bisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-bisson)
- [Anny Duperey](https://cinepixo.com/people/anny-duperey)
- [Bernard Fresson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-fresson)
- [Gérard Croce](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-croce)
- [Anne-Marie Pisani](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-pisani)
- [Miou-Miou](https://cinepixo.com/people/miou-miou)
- [André Chaumeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-chaumeau)
- [Yolande Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/yolande-moreau)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/germinal-1993
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