The Case of Dr. Laurent
Le Cas du docteur Laurent
Release: 1957-04-03
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.9
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Cocinex
Cocinor
Sédif Productions
Cast
Silvia Monfort
as Catherine Loubet
Nicole Desailly
as L'infirmière (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
as (uncredited)
Michel Barbey
as André Loubet
Orane Demazis
as La veuve Escalin
Julien Maffre
as Un habitant (uncredited)
Antoine Balpêtré
as le docteur René Vanolle
Georges Lannes
as le docteur Ripert
Lucien Callamand
as M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école
Jacques Josselin
as M. Roux
Henri-Jacques Huet
as Antonin Escallin
Jean-François Martial
as (uncredited)
Yvonne Gamy
as Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme
Jenny Hélia
as Une villageoise
Paul Bonifas
as Guillaumin
Jean Panisse
as L'homme au poulain
Nicole Courcel
as Francine Payot
Mag-Avril
as Céline
Viviane Méry
as Une habitante
Roger Karl
as Docteur Guillot
Paul Villé
Henri Coutet
as Le chauffeur du car (uncredited)
Jean Gabin
as le docteur Laurent
Henri Arius
as le docteur Bastide
Edmond Ardisson
as Robert (uncredited)
Raoul Marco
as Un médecin du conseil de l'ordre (uncredited)
Germaine de France
as Mme Vanolli
Robert Moor
as Un docteur
Roger Monteaux
as (uncredited)
Marie Mergey
as Un membre du comité d'entreprise (uncredited)
