Movie · 1957
The Case of Dr. Laurent
Released 3 April 1957 More from 1957 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Paul Villé
Germaine de France
as Mme Vanolli
Antoine Balpêtré
as le docteur René Vanolle
Paul Bonifas
as Guillaumin
Yvonne Gamy
as Mme Bigeot, la sage-femme
Nicole Desailly
as L'infirmière (uncredited)
Silvia Monfort
as Catherine Loubet
Sylviane Margollé
as Une petite fille (uncredited)
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The numbers
42years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Paul Villé — oldest on the call sheet
33Silvia Monfort — youngest billed
53average age of the credited cast