The Case of Dr. Laurent
110 mins
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.
Marcel Daxely
Simonet
Riri Berty
Mme Simonet
Marthe Marty
La mère de Franchine
Raymone
La mère Loubet
Dany Caron
Une habitante de St-Martin Vésubie
Denise Montréal
Une habitante
Clo D'Olban
Une habitante
José Casa
Un habitant
Robert Moor
Un docteur
Noël Darzal
(uncredited)
Sylviane Margollé
Une petite fille (uncredited)
Jeanne Mars
(uncredited)
Roger Monteaux
(uncredited)
Louis Bonnemaison
Makeup Artist
Serge Piménoff
Art Direction
Ignace Morgenstern
Producer
Yvonne Gasperina
Makeup Artist
Maud Begon
Hairstylist
Emma Le Chanois
Editor
