The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

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The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

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  • Paul Muni and Donald Woods in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
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Awards

Won 3 Oscars.

Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

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17 July 2014 | utgard14
7
| "Live in the serene peace of libraries and laboratories."
Enjoyable biopic about the famous chemist Louis Pasteur, played by Paul Muni. It doesn't focus on all of the man's life and achievements. But it tries to cover some of the highlights, including his fight against anthrax and rabies. Muni does a great job. He's backed up by solid actors like Donald Woods, Henry O'Neill, Fritz Leiber, and Halliwell Hobbes, as well as the lovely Anita Louise and Josephine Hutchinson. It's a well-written and directed film. There are liberties taken with the facts but this is a movie not a history book. As with the best of Hollywood's great old biopics, its focus is to tell the inspirational story of a historical figure in an entertaining way. It does just that. Fans of Paul Muni and fans of old school Hollywood biopics will love it.

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Trivia

"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 13, 1946 with Paul Muni reprising his film role.

Quotes

Dr. Louis Pasteur: Sire, the hospitals of Paris are pesthouses. There's scarcely a doctor in the city who's not carrying death on his hands and instruments.
Dr. Charbonnet: Because of microbes, Monsieur? Your private menagerie of invisible beasts?
Dr. Louis Pasteur: Exactly. Doctor Charbonnet could see...

Goofs

When Pasteur returns home after the meeting with the Emperor and Dr.Charbonnet, the family has prepared a birthday cake for him with 37 candles. But this part of the film takes place in 1860 and since Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822, this would have actually made him 38 years old and not 37 as indicated by the number of candles on the cake.

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Genres

Biography | Drama | History

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Release Date:

February 1936

Language

English, French, Russian

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

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