"Hired in the Montsou mines, Étienne Lantier meets the Maheu family and falls in love with their daughter Catherine."
Louis Peres
as Étienne Lantier
Thierry Godard
as Maheu
Alix Poisson
as La Maheude
Rose-Marie Perreault
as Catherine Maheu
Guillaume de Tonquédec
as Philippe Hennebeau
Natacha Lindinger
as Mme Hennebeau
Valéria Cavalli
as Mme Grégoire
Marilou Aussilloux
as Cécile Grégoire
Jonas Bloquet
as Antoine Chaval
Steve Tientcheu
as Rasseneur
Sami Bouajila
as Victor Deneulin
Stefano Cassetti
as Souvarine
Aliocha Schneider
as Paul Négrel
Steve Driesen
as Charles Bressan
Luba Dépret
as Alzire Maheu
Max Baissette de Malglaive
as Jeanlin
Guillaume Arnault
as Zacharie
Jean-Marie Frin
as Bonnemort
Vincent Deniard
as Bouteloup
Anne Conti
as La Levaque
Anna Mihalcea
as La Mouquette
Michel Masiero
as Mouque
Raphaël Thiéry
as Dansaert
Jérôme Keen
as Mr. Grégoire
Éric Herson-Macarel
as Pluchart
Jacques Schuler
as Léopold
Amélia Lacquemant
as Lydie
Simon Ferrante
as Maigrat
Sandrine Châtelain
as Le Richomme
Pascal Duclermortier
as Pichot
Tiphaine Gioira
as Fleurance
Damien Olivier
as Richomme
Lou Valentini
as Rose
Nastassia Girard
as Nelly
Éric Paul
as Le Levaque
Marie-Pierre Feringue
as La brûlée
David-Alexandre Berthier
as Pierron
Solenn Mazon
as La Bonne
Amaël Pamlard
as Bébert Levaque
Arnaud Lechien
as Chicot
Charles Lelaure
as Le lieutenant
Antoine Billaut
as Jeune gendarme
Thomas Baelde
as Homme de Bressant 1
Julien Lesage
as Homme de Bressant 2
Sâm Mirhosseini
as Homme de Bressant 3
Iman Amara-Korba
as Lucie Deneulin
Julien Lilti
as Abbé Joire
Jack Claudany
as Médecin de la compagnie
Rémy Gence
as Hippolyte
Marie Polet
as Invitée parisienne
Pascal Goethals
as M. Loyal
Sebastien Colaert
as Boxeur champion régional
Bruno Tuchszer
Quentin Barbosa
as Mineur 1
Olivier Bayart
as Mineur 2
Willy Claeyssens
as Mineur gréviste 1
Renaud Merviel
as Mineur gréviste 2
Henri Botte
as Charrier
David Hourrègue
Director
Émile Zola
Writer
