The Case of Dr. Laurent
Jean-Paul Le Chanois1957-04-03
7.2
110 min
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.
Cast
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Jean Gabin | le docteur Laurent | Unowned |
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Nicole Courcel | Francine Payot | Unowned |
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Silvia Monfort | Catherine Loubet | Unowned |
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Henri Arius | le docteur Bastide | Unowned |
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Antoine Balpêtré | le docteur René Vanolle | Unowned |
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Georges Lannes | le docteur Ripert | Unowned |
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Michel Barbey | André Loubet | Unowned |
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Marcel Daxely | Simonet | Unowned |
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Yvonne Gamy | Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme | Unowned |
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Riri Berty | Mme Simonet | Unowned |
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Mag-Avril | Céline | Unowned |
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Lucien Callamand | M. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école | Unowned |
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Jacques Josselin | M. Roux | Unowned |
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Marthe Marty | La mère de Franchine | Unowned |
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Germaine de France | Mme Vanolli | Unowned |
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Raymone | La mère Loubet | Unowned |
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Orane Demazis | La veuve Escalin | Unowned |
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Henri-Jacques Huet | Antonin Escallin | Unowned |
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Viviane Méry | Une habitante | Unowned |
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Luce Dassas | Unowned | |
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Jenny Hélia | Une villageoise | Unowned |
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Dany Caron | Une habitante de St-Martin Vésubie | Unowned |
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Denise Montréal | Une habitante | Unowned |
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Clo D'Olban | Une habitante | Unowned |
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Bréols | Unowned | |
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Géo Beuf | Unowned | |
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Paul Bonifas | Guillaumin | Unowned |
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José Casa | Un habitant | Unowned |
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Jean Panisse | L'homme au poulain | Unowned |
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Serge Davin | Unowned | |
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Roger Karl | Docteur Guillot | Unowned |
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Robert Moor | Un docteur | Unowned |
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Edouard Hemme | Unowned | |
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Paul Villé | Unowned | |
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Edmond Ardisson | Robert (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henri Coutet | Le chauffeur du car (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Noël Darzal | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nicole Desailly | L'infirmière (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Julien Maffre | Un habitant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raoul Marco | Un médecin du conseil de l'ordre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sylviane Margollé | Une petite fille (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jeanne Mars | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jean-François Martial | (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marie Mergey | Un membre du comité d'entreprise (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roger Monteaux | (uncredited) | Unowned |