The Case of Dr. Laurent

04/03/1957

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1hr 50min

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Drama

STORY

Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who 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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Jean Gabin
  • Nicole Courcel
  • Silvia Monfort
  • Henri Arius
  • Antoine Balpêtré

    Director

  • Jean-Paul Le Chanois

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Cocinex
  • Cocinor
  • Sédif Productions

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French