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