The Story of Louis Pasteur
- Original title
- The Story of Louis Pasteur
- Year
- 1936
- Running time
- 87 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Paul Muni
- Josephine Hutchinson
- Anita Louise
- Donald Woods
- Fritz Leiber
- Henry O'Neill
- Porter Hall
- Raymond Brown
- Akim Tamiroff
- Halliwell Hobbes
- Frank Reicher
- Walter Kingsford
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- Music
- Cinematography
Tony Gaudio (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. 19th Century
- Synopsis
- In 1860, having helped France solve the problem of sour wine, chemist Louis Pasteur turns to the dangers of childbirth: 20,000 Paris women were dying annually. His germ theory and recommendation that doctors wash their hands and sterilize their instruments meet with derision in the academy, and the emperor himself orders Pasteur to be silent. Ten years later, needing cash to pay for war losses, the government finds that anthrax is killing herds everywhere in the country except Arbois: Pasteur is there, vaccinating sheep. Again the academy is dismissive. When Pasteur is vindicated, he turns his attention to hydrophobia. It is the Russians who realize his genius, and France finally honors him.
- Awards
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1936: 3 Oscar: Best Actor (Paul Muni), Story, Screenplay. 4 Nominations1936: Venice: Best Actor (Paul Muni)1936: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).
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