France / Apr 03, 1957
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marcel Daxely | Simonet |
| Yvonne Gamy | Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme |
| Riri Berty | Mme Simonet |
| Mag-Avril | Céline |
| Lucien Callamand | M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école |
| Jacques Josselin | M. Roux |
| Marthe Marty | La mère de Franchine |
| Germaine de France | Mme Vanolli |
| Raymone | La mère Loubet |
| Orane Demazis | La veuve Escalin |
| Henri-Jacques Huet | Antonin Escallin |
| Viviane Méry | Une habitante |
| Luce Dassas | |
| Jenny Hélia | Une villageoise |
| Dany Caron | Une habitante de St-Martin Vésubie |
| Denise Montréal | Une habitante |
| Clo D'Olban | Une habitante |
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| Bréols | |
| Géo Beuf | |
| Paul Bonifas | Guillaumin |
| José Casa | Un habitant |
| Jean Panisse | L'homme au poulain |
| Serge Davin | |
| Roger Karl | Docteur Guillot |
| Robert Moor | Un docteur |
| Edouard Hemme | |
| Paul Villé | |
| Edmond Ardisson | Robert (uncredited) |
| Henri Coutet | Le chauffeur du car (uncredited) |
| Noël Darzal | (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) |
| Sylviane Margollé | Une petite fille (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Mars | (uncredited) |
| Jean-François Martial | (uncredited) |
| Marie Mergey | Un membre du comité d'entreprise (uncredited) |
| Roger Monteaux | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Cas du docteur Laurent |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cocinex, Cocinor, Sédif Productions |
| Release date | 3 aprile 1957 |
| Production | Ignace Morgenstern |
| Writer | René Barjavel, Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| Editing | Emma Le Chanois |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
| Camera operators | Henri Alekan |
| Additional photography | Henri Alekan |
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| Production design | Serge Piménoff |
| Art direction | Serge Piménoff |
| Set decoration | Serge Piménoff |
| Music | Joseph Kosma |
| Sound | Joseph Kosma |
| Costume design | Maud Begon, Louis Bonnemaison, Yvonne Gasperina |
| Makeup | Louis Bonnemaison, Yvonne Gasperina, Maud Begon |
| Hairstyling | Maud Begon, Louis Bonnemaison, Yvonne Gasperina |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 03, 1957 / 12
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