Docteur Laennec
Synopsis
Paris 1810. Breton doctor René Laennec fights tooth and nail against consumption, all the more desperately as his brother Michaud has just died of it. He is supported in his research work by his senior partner and friend, Doctor Bayle, but this one dies before they are able to diagnose and defeat the "enemy". One day, after observing a children's toy, Laennec discovers the principle of the transmission of sound through wood and applies it to a major medical instrument of his invention, the stethoscope. On the other hand, he wins a first victory over consumption by saving Jacquemine, a childhood friend, who soon becomes his wife. Nevertheless Laennec is the laughing stock of many a fellow-colleague, especially famed Doctor Broussais. But , remaining undeterred, Laennec goes on with his research. He works hard, too hard, until he too gets struck by the "enemy".
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (29)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Films Maurice Cloche
- Film exports/foreign sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
- French distribution : Association Internationale Cinématographique (AIC)
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriter : Jean Bernard-Luc
- Dialogue Writer : Jean Bernard-Luc
- Director of Photography : Claude Renoir
- Music Composer : Jean Dalve
- Assistant directors : Maurice Delbez, Jeanne Etiévant
- Editor : Renée Gary
- Sound recordists : Pierre-André Bertrand, Julien Coutellier
- Costume designer : Rosine Delamare
- Producer : Maurice Cloche
- Original idea : Maurice Cloche
- Assistant Operators : Jean Benezech, Roger Tellier
- Camera Operator : Gilbert Chain
- Production Manager : Marcel Bertrou
- Continuity supervisor : Ginette Courtois
- Production Designers : Robert-Jules Garnier, René Renoux
- Still Photographer : Roger Poutrel
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Medicine
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1949
- French release : 17/06/1949
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 7604
- Visa issue date : 24/11/1948
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
