Back to the collection

OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1475

The Strike

19045 minFrance

Synopsis

Factory workers strike after their demands for arbitration are rejected. A violent confrontation kills a worker, prompting his wife to attack the employer and leaving her fate to a court.

Watch the film ↓

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 5:18
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · CINEMATEK · Public domain

DirectorsFerdinand Zecca

Historical context

The film follows industrial conflict with an allegorical vision of reconciliation between labour and capital. Its staged scenes combine social protest with the moral framework of early Pathé drama.

Sources and availability

General references identify the work and its copy. A reference beside an editorial section is linked to the claims checked in that section.

Wikipedia — film reference Wikidata — film identity and credits

Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

The public-domain references concern the original films in the United States. Rights can differ for other countries, editions, restorations, music or translations. Sources are listed on each film page.

Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Audience rating

Loading ratings…