Germinal (1914)
With Auguste Mévisto, Henry Krauss, Jeanne Cheirel, Paul Escoffier, Sylvie
Directed by Albert Capellani
Germinal is a 1913 black and white silent French language French film written and directed by Albert Capellani. It was released in the United States in 1914 as Germinal; or, The Toll of Labor. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel Germinal by Emile Zola. With a running time of 140 minutes, it is one of the first films produced with a length of over two hours.
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