Germinal

Name: Germinal
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1973-07-18
Duration: 22 min
Cast: John Berger

1973 · 22m

Documentary

In this programme John Berger talks about Zola's novel 'Germinal' and illustrates his subject with extensive use of film of Creswell and its colliery.

Cast

John Berger
Presenter

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Production

BBC The Open University

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Released: July 18, 1973

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