The Case of Dr. Laurent(1957)

69

1h 50m

  • Drama

Overview

A Paris-based doctor tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls of fear and prejudice. His theories are proven sound when unwed mother Nicole Courcel gives birth within Gabin's methodology. The childbirth sequence is filmed straight-on with a delicate combination of taste and frankness. Nonetheless, the lurid ad campaign of Cas Du Dr. Laurent sensationalized this sequence all out of proportion.

Cast

  • Jean Gabin

    Jean Gabin

    le docteur Laurent

  • Nicole Courcel

    Nicole Courcel

    Francine Payot

  • Silvia Monfort

    Silvia Monfort

    Catherine Loubet

  • Henri Arius

    Henri Arius

    le docteur Bastide

  • Antoine Balpêtré

    Antoine Balpêtré

    le docteur René Vanolle

  • Georges Lannes

    Georges Lannes

    le docteur Ripert

  • Michel Barbey

    Michel Barbey

    André Loubet

  • Yvonne Gamy

    Yvonne Gamy

    Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme

  • Mag-Avril

    Mag-Avril

    Céline

  • Lucien Callamand

    Lucien Callamand

    M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école

  • Jacques Josselin

    Jacques Josselin

    M. Roux

  • Germaine de France

    Germaine de France

    Mme Vanolli

  • Orane Demazis

    Orane Demazis

    La veuve Escalin

  • Henri-Jacques Huet

    Henri-Jacques Huet

    Antonin Escallin

  • Viviane Méry

    Viviane Méry

    Une habitante

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    Status

    Released (Apr 3, 1957)

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