Produced was funded by Sofiarp, Investimage 2, Le Studio Canal+, Pas-de-Calais, Region Nord, Groupe Pinault, La Francophonie, the French Ministry of Culture, CNC, and Eurimages of the European Council.
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Columbia TriStar video releases feature yellow subtitles.
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Shot in color, Panavision, and Dolby stereo on location in Valenciennes with a set that took seven months to build.
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Budget approximate $30 million (160 million francs), one of the most expensive French films ever made.
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Emile Zola's novel "Germinal" was written in 1884.
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Also produced by Alternative Films, with financial assistance from La Région Nord, Pas-de-Calais Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, Sofiarp, Investimage 2, and Groupe Pinault.
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Additional cast: Judith Henry (Catherine Maheu), Jean-Roger Milo (Chaval), Jean-Pierre Bisson (Rasseneur), Jacques Dacqmine (Monsieur Hennebeau), Pierre Lafont (Monsieur Grégoire), Annik Alane (Madame Grégoire), and Thierry Levaret (Zacharie Maheu).
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Additional credits: Patrick Bordier (production manager), Natalie Engelstein, Agnés Bertola, Jérôme Elkouri, Danielle Charles (assistant directors), Magic Camera Company , Frédéric Moreau (special visual effects), Jean-Pierre Maricourt, Philippe Sylvain, Christophe Messaoudi (special effects), Joël Lavau, Nathalie Louichon (makeup), Dominique Colladant, Reiko Kruk (special makeup effects), Pierre Vade, Isabelle Luzet (hairstylists), Jacques Lévy, Marion Lorthoir, Jean-Louis Lebras (rerecordists), and Pascal Chauvin, Pascal Dedeye (sound effects).
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Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
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Copyright 1993 Renn Productions.
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Available to buy in the UK.
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