Expert casting and splendid production are the points in the film's favor, primarily. Paul Muni in the title role is at his very top form.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
If This Story Didn't Have a Happy Ending YOU and YOU and YOU Might Not Be Alive Today to See It...
1936 · 1h 26m · UNRATED
Drama, History
Directed by
William Dieterle
Overview
A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
Director and cast
- William Dieterle Director
- Paul Muni as Louis Pasteur
- Josephine Hutchinson as Marie Pasteur
- Anita Louise as Annette Pasteur
- Donald Woods as Dr. Jean Martel
- Fritz Leiber as Dr. Charbonnet
- Henry O'Neill as Dr. Emile Roux
- Porter Hall as Dr. Rossignol
- Raymond Brown as Dr. Radisse
- Akim Tamiroff as Dr. Zaranoff
- Halliwell Hobbes as Dr. Lister
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
An excellent biography, just as it is a notable photoplay, dignified in subject, dramatic in treatment and brilliantly played by Paul Muni, Fritz Leiber, Josephine Hutchinson and many other members of the cast.
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