Madame Curie

1944

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1944 Feature Film ★ 7.2/10

Released 1/31/1944 (United States)

📖 Storyline

Biopic of the famed scientist and the work she did with her husband Pierre in the discovery of radium. Marie was a student at the Sorbonne studying for her Master's degree in physics when they first met. She received permission to use space in Professor Pierre Curie's laboratory. They soon fall in love and are married, working together on trying to isolate a radioactive substance Marie has identified as radium. Years of painstaking research and experimentation led to success and Marie and Pierre Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics. Sadly, Pierre was killed crossing the street in the rain when he was run over by a horse and wagon. Marie continued to work and make major contributions to science. —garykmcdBiopic of the famed scientist and the work she did with her husband Pierre in the discovery of radium. Marie was a student at the Sorbonne studying for her Master's degree in physics when they first met. She received permission to use space in Professor Pierre Curie's laboratory. They soon fall in love and are married, working together on trying to isolate a radioactive substance Marie has identified as radium. Years of painstaking research and experimentation led to success and Marie and Pierre Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics. Sadly, Pierre was killed crossing the street in the rain when he was run over by a horse and wagon. Marie continued to work and make major contributions to science. —garykmcd

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Mervyn LeRoy, Albert Lewin
Main Star Greer Garson, Character: Marie Curie
Supporting Walter Pidgeon (as Pierre Curie), Henry Travers (as Eugene Curie), Albert Bassermann (as Professor Jean Perot), Robert Walker (as David Le Gros), C. Aubrey Smith (as Lord Kelvin), May Whitty (as Madame Eugene Curie), Victor Francen (as President of University), Elsa Bassermann (as Madame Perot), Reginald Owen (as Dr. Becquerel), Van Johnson (as Reporter), Margaret O'Brien (as Irene Curie - Age 5), James Hilton (as Narration Spoken By), Mariska Aldrich (as Tall Woman), Tony Carson (as Man at Accident), Ruth Cherrington (as Swedish Queen), Ray Collins (as Lecturer), Guy D'Ennery (as Professor)

ℹ️ Details

Awards Won Oscar 7 Oscars 3 wins total
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 (3,405 votes)
Reviews 44
Release Date 1/31/1944 (United States)
Format Feature Film
Filmed In United States
Country United States

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