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February 1936 (USA) more
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Biography of the man who invented pasteurization and made the first vaccine against rabies. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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Movie Make-up's Royal Family To Be Honoured On Walk Of Fame
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A Decent Bio Of An Important Man more (16 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Paul Muni | ... | Louis Pasteur | |
| Josephine Hutchinson | ... | Marie Pasteur | |
| Anita Louise | ... | Annette Pasteur | |
| Donald Woods | ... | Dr. Jean Martel | |
| Fritz Leiber | ... | Dr. Charbonnet | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Dr. Emile Roux | |
| Porter Hall | ... | Dr. Rossignol | |
| Raymond Brown | ... | Dr. Radisse | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Dr. Zaranoff | |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Dr. Lister | |
| Frank Reicher | ... | Dr. Pfeiffer | |
| Dickie Moore | ... | Joseph Meister | |
| Ruth Robinson | ... | Mrs. Meister | |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Napoleon III | |
| Iphigenie Castiglioni | ... | Empress Eugénie |
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87 min
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Revealing mistakes: A newspaper is shown announcing that the government (of France) is appropriating grazing land. The text surrounding the featured item mentions dollars and the Bronx, indicating the text was likely taken from a US newspaper. more
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[addressing The Academy of Medicine - directing his remarks to the young men in the balcony]
Dr. Louis Pasteur:
You young men - doctors and scientists of the future - do not let yourselves be tainted by apparent skepticism; nor discouraged by the sadness of certain hours that creep over nations. Do not become angry at your opponents, for no scientific theory has ever been accepted without opposition...
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Spoofed in A Day at the Races (1937) more
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This was a pretty interesting historical account of the man who first discovered that microbes - germs - were the cause of many sicknesses. Dr. Louis Pasteur then went about the make changes so these germs were not so prevalent and causing so much sickness. We can thank him for "pasteurization."
Paul Muni does a fine job of playing the title role. He seemed to always play intense roles.
The story is very frustrating, however, as we watch "Pasteur" become the target of an ignorant medical profession at the time, constantly trying to discredit the famous man's work. We know, of course, through history that he was right so to listen to his naysayers go on and on and on is frustrating.
At least we know Pasteur and his discoveries were finally accepted and he was given the recognition he deserved. In the end, there is a final, very moving scene that gives him his due.