Down in the Coal Mines (1905)

Name: Down in the Coal Mines
Genre: Drama
Released: 1905-07-12

13m

Running Time

Plot.

A father and son are working in a coal mine. An explosion occurs, which kills the son.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Ferdinand Zecca

Director

Lucien Nonguet

Director

Émile Zola

Novel

Details.

Release Date
July 12, 1905

Original Name
Au pays noir

Status
Released

Running Time
13m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-12

This Movie Is About.

based on novel or book

Wiki.

Au pays noir is a 1905 French silent short film directed by Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet, and distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles In the Mining District (World-wide, English title), Down in the Coal Mines (United States) and Tragedy in a Coal Mine (United Kingdom). The film is inspired on Emile Zola's novel Germinal.