Germinal

Miou-Miou

'La Maheude'

(Acting)

Renaud

Étienne Lantier

(Acting)

Jean Carmet

Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort

(Acting)

Judith Henry

Catherine Maheu

(Acting)

Jean-Roger Milo

Antoine Chaval

(Acting)

Gérard Depardieu

Toussaint Maheu

(Acting)

Laurent Terzieff

Souvarine

(Acting)

Bernard Fresson

Victor Deneulin

(Acting)

Jean-Pierre Bisson

Rasseneur

(Acting)

Jacques Dacqmine

Philippe Hennebeau

(Acting)

Anny Duperey

Mrs. Hennebeau

(Acting)

Gérard Croce

Maigrat

(Acting)

Frédéric van den Driessche

Paul Négrel

(Acting)

Annick Alane

Mrs. Grégoire

(Acting)

Pierre Lafont

Léon Grégoire

(Acting)

Thierry Levaret

Zacharie Maheu

(Acting)

Fred Personne

Pluchart

(Acting)

Cécile Bois

Cécile Grégoire

(Acting)

Yolande Moreau

'La Levaque'

(Acting)

Maximilien Regiani

Pierron

(Acting)

Bruno Tuchszer

Captain of the Guards

(Acting)

Anne-Marie Pisani

'La Mouquette'

(Acting)

Fred Ulysse

Dansaert

(Acting)

André Julien

Mouque

(Acting)

Albano Guaetta

Jeanlin Maheu

(Acting)

Georges Staquet

Levaque

(Acting)

Yvette Petit

'La veuve Désir'

(Acting)

Delphine Quentin

Lucie Deneulin

(Acting)

Alexandrine Loeb

Jeanne Deneulin

(Acting)

Solenn Jarniou

Mrs. Rasseneur

(Acting)

Frédérique Ruchaud

Honorine

(Acting)

Jenny Clève

Rose

(Acting)

Fernand Kindt

Company Secretary

(Acting)

André Chaumeau

Company Cashier

(Acting)

Philippe Desboeuf

Doctor

(Acting)

Sabrina Deladerière

Philomène Levaque

(Acting)

Corinne Masiero

Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)

(Acting)

Claude Berri

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

(Production)