The Case of Dr. Laurent
movie
Released April 03, 1957
Genres:
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
as
le docteur Laurent
Nicole Courcel
as
Francine Payot
Silvia Monfort
as
Catherine Loubet
Henri Arius
as
le docteur Bastide
Antoine Balpêtré
as
le docteur René Vanolle
Georges Lannes
as
le docteur Ripert
Michel Barbey
as
André Loubet
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Marcel Daxely
as
Simonet
Yvonne Gamy
as
Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme
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Riri Berty
as
Mme Simonet
Mag-Avril
as
Céline
Lucien Callamand
as
M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école
Crew
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Ignace Morgenstern
as
Producer
René Barjavel
as
Screenplay
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Maud Begon
as
Hairstylist
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Louis Bonnemaison
as
Makeup Artist
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Serge Piménoff
as
Art Direction
Henri Alekan
as
Director of Photography
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Yvonne Gasperina
as
Makeup Artist
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
as
Screenplay
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Emma Le Chanois
as
Editor
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
as
Director
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Joseph Kosma
as
Original Music Composer