Dismissed from the railroads in 1863 for his union activities, Etienne Lantier found a job at the Voreux coal mine. But work was hard, wages were low and safety left much to be desired. Lantier tried to organize the miners into a union. When mine manager Hennebeau refused to negotiate, the workers launched a general strike, which ended with the intervention of the troops.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Paris Elysées Films, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Cocinor, Films Metzger et Woog, Hungarofilm, Laetitia Film, Les Films Marceau
- Keyword: based on novel or book, exploitation, mining, coal mining
- Cast: Jean Sorel, Berthe Granval, Claude Brasseur, Philippe Lemaire, Claude Cerval, Bernard Blier
