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The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur
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Directed by William Dieterle
Produced by Henry Blanke
Written by Pierre Collings
Sheridan Gibney
Starring Paul Muni
Josephine Hutchinson
Anita Louise
Donald Woods
Music by Leo F. Forbstein
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Edited by Ralph Dawson
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • February 22, 1936 (1936-02-22)
Running time
87 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 American black-and-white biographical film from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by William Dieterle, that stars Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, and Donald Woods, and Paul Muni as the renowned scientist who developed major advances in microbiology, which revolutionized agriculture and medicine. The film's screenplay was written by Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney, and Edward Chodorov (uncredited).

Muni won an Academy Award for Best Actor, while Collings and Gibney won for Best Screenplay and Best Story. The film was nominated for Best Picture.

Muni also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival in 1936.

In nineteenth century chemist Louis Pasteur (Paul Muni) believes that diseases are caused by unseen microbes. His radical theory is dismissed by most doctors, particularly his most vocal critic, Dr Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber, Sr.). Nonetheless, Pasteur carries on, with the assistance of a small group of loyal researchers, and finds a cure for anthrax. He also campaigns to have doctors wash their hands and sterilize their instruments before operating.


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