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03/04/1957 Drama 1h 50m
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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.

  1. Jean-Paul Le Chanois

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean Gabin

    le docteur Laurent

  2. Nicole Courcel

    Francine Payot

  3. Silvia Monfort

    Catherine Loubet

  4. Henri Arius

    le docteur Bastide

  5. Antoine Balpêtré

    le docteur René Vanolle

  6. Georges Lannes

    le docteur Ripert

  7. Michel Barbey

    André Loubet

  8. Marcel Daxely

    Simonet

  9. Yvonne Gamy

    Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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