Released:
1957-04-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jean-Paul Le Chanois

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama

• 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