Released:
1943-12-16

Overview:
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.

Director:
Mervyn LeRoy

Runtime:
2h 4min

Genre:
Drama, Romance, History

• Cast:
• 
  Greer Garson
  as
  Marie Curie
• 
  Walter Pidgeon
  as
  Pierre Curie
• 
  Henry Travers
  as
  Eugene Curie
• 
  Albert Bassermann
  as
  Professor Jean Perot
• 
  Robert Walker
  as
  David Le Gros