The Story of Louis Pasteur (1935)
3.7 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Paul Muni gives an Oscar-winning performance as Louis Pasteur in this richly entertaining biographical drama. Ridiculed over his theory that germs cause disease, Louis Pasteur continues his work and eventually finds a cure for anthrax. Despite the warnings of his fiercest critic, Dr. Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber), Pasteur risks imprisonment when he proceeds with the radical idea that injecting humans with the rabies virus will lead to immunization. His beliefs are soon put to the test when Charbonnet agrees to attend Pasteurs pregnant daughter (Anita Louise) but will only sterilize his instruments if the scientist agrees to sign a letter stating his hypotheses are worthless.
- Actors:
- Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Fritz Leiber, Henry O'Neill, Porter Hall, Raymond Brown, Akim Tamiroff, Halliwell Hobbes, Frank Reicher, Dickie Moore, Ruth Robinson, Walter Kingsford, Iphigenie Castiglioni
- Directors:
- William Dieterle
- Writers:
- Sheridan Gibney, Pierre Collings
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Best Film Quests and Adventures, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, The Instant Expert's Guide to Frank Capra
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