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The Story of Louis Pasteur

  • 1936
  • Passed
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.9K
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Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.
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The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

  • Director
    • William Dieterle
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Gibney
    • Pierre Collings
    • Edward Chodorov
  • Stars
    • Paul Muni
    • Josephine Hutchinson
    • Anita Louise
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Gibney
      • Pierre Collings
      • Edward Chodorov
    • Stars
      • Paul Muni
      • Josephine Hutchinson
      • Anita Louise
    • 44User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Paul Muni and Donald Woods in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Halliwell Hobbes and Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Halliwell Hobbes in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Dickie Moore and Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Josephine Hutchinson and Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Fritz Leiber and Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Fritz Leiber and Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Paul Muni and Akim Tamiroff in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
    Akim Tamiroff in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
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    Paul Muni in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
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    Paul Muni
    Paul Muni
    • Louis Pasteur
    Josephine Hutchinson
    Josephine Hutchinson
    • Marie Pasteur
    Anita Louise
    Anita Louise
    • Annette Pasteur
    Donald Woods
    Donald Woods
    • Dr. Jean Martel
    Fritz Leiber
    Fritz Leiber
    • Dr. Charbonnet
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Dr. Emile Roux
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Dr. Rossignol
    Raymond Brown
    • Dr. Radisse
    Akim Tamiroff
    Akim Tamiroff
    • Dr. Zaranoff
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Dr. Lister
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Dr. Pfeiffer
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Joseph Meister
    Ruth Robinson
    • Mrs. Meister
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Napoleon III
    Iphigenie Castiglioni
    • Empress Eugénie
    Herbert Corthell
    • Louis Adolphe Thiers - First President Republic of France
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Burly Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Manson Behfeld
    • Farm Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Dieterle
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Gibney(story) (screenplay)
      • Pierre Collings(story) (screenplay)
      • Edward Chodorov(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      An electrician for Warner Bros. came up to Paul Muni after an advanced screening of the film and told him that his nine-year-old son asked him to buy him a microscope because of Muni's performance. Even though he went on to win the Oscar for it, Muni said that this was the greatest compliment he had ever received and that all other accolades meant nothing compared to that one.
    • Goofs
      Pasteur refers to the "rabies virus" prior to completing development of his vaccine and immunization of Joseph Meister in 1885, but the idea of a non-bacterial pathogen didn't exist until 1892, and the term "virus" itself was coined when the first (tobacco mosaic) was isolated in 1898.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      [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. Live in the serene peace of libraries and laboratories. Say to yourselves, first, "What have I done for my instruction?" And as you gradually advance, "What am I accomplishing?" Until the time comes when you may have the immense happiness of thinking that you have contributed in some way to the welfare and progress of mankind.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994)

    User reviews44

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    6/10
    "Find the microbe...Kill the microbe."
    In 19th century France, a ridiculed chemist branching out into medicine is called a charlatan by Europe's most prestigious doctors, even after he finds a vaccine for anthrax in sheep; next, he tackles hydrophobia in dogs, then humans. Medical history, compressed and simplified for the sake of popular entertainment, but no less rewarding for it. Paul Muni gives an impressive, Oscar-winning performance as Louis Pasteur, so fiercely dedicated to his findings and the results they receive, he drives himself to a partial stroke. One might think Pasteur as a family man might be difficult to live with, yet his loved ones merely beam and glow with pride, as does the opposition (seen as ego-fed and pig-headed) once Pasteur's experiments pay off. It's an awfully brief biography at just 85 minutes, yet it certainly has charm and moments of solid drama. **1/2 from ****
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    • Oct 11, 2009

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    • Release date
      • February 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Priča o Luju Pasteru
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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