The Case of Dr. Laurent
1957, French. Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean-Paul Le ChanoisDirector
- Jean Gabinle docteur Laurent
- Nicole CourcelFrancine Payot
- Silvia MonfortCatherine Loubet
- Henri Ariusle docteur Bastide
- Antoine Balpêtréle docteur René Vanolle
- Georges Lannesle docteur Ripert
- Michel BarbeyAndré Loubet
- Marcel DaxelySimonet
- Yvonne GamyMme Bigeot, la sage-femme
- Riri BertyMme Simonet
- Mag-AvrilCéline
- Lucien CallamandM. Bertrand - le directeur de l'école
Details
- Released
- 3 April 1957
- Original title
- Le Cas du docteur Laurent
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois, René Barjavel
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The Case of Dr. Laurent runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Case of Dr. Laurent isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 April 1957. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Case of Dr. Laurent?
The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957) was directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and stars Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel, Silvia Monfort.