The Case of Dr. Laurent 1957 Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois Le Cas du docteur Laurent
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.
Cast
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
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
Jenny Hélia
Une villageoise
Dany Caron
Une habitante de St-Martin Vésubie
Denise Montréal
Une habitante
Clo D'Olban
Une habitante
Paul Bonifas
Guillaumin
José Casa
Un habitant
Jean Panisse
L'homme au poulain
Roger Karl
Docteur Guillot
Robert Moor
Un docteur
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)
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