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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.
Drama 110 min 6.9/10 from 28 votes
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Cast
- Jean Gabin as le docteur Laurent
- Nicole Courcel as Francine Payot
- Silvia Monfort as Catherine Loubet
- Henri Arius as le docteur Bastide
- Antoine Balpêtré as le docteur René Vanolle