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