Madame Curie

Madame Curie

124 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 1943

Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.

Madame Curie

124 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 1943

Madame Curie
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's
Original title Madame Curie
Directors Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Ève Curie, Hans Rameau, Paul Osborn

Cast

Greer Garson

as Marie Curie

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 (voice)

Mariska Aldrich

as Tall Woman (uncredited)

Tony Carson

as Man at Accident (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

as Swedish Queen (uncredited)

Ray Collins

as Lecturer (voice) (uncredited)

Guy D'Ennery

as Professor (uncredited)

George Davis

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Harold De Becker

as Professor (uncredited)

Franz Dorfler

as Assistant Tailor (uncredited)

Justine Duney

as Woman at Accident (uncredited)

Tay Dunn

as Man at Accident (uncredited)

William Edmunds

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Nestor Eristoff

as Board Member (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

as Man at Accident (uncredited)

Edward Fielding

as Board Member (uncredited)

Howard Freeman

as Prof. Constant (voice) (uncredited)

Linda Lee Gates

as Perot Granddaughter (uncredited)

Marie Louise Gates

as Perot Granddaughter (uncredited)

Lisa Golm

as Lucille (uncredited)

Ilka Grüning

as Seamstress (uncredited)

Lumsden Hare

as Professor Roget (uncredited)

Teddy Infuhr

as Son (uncredited)

James Kirkwood

as Board Member (uncredited)

Isabel La Mal

as Woman at Accident (uncredited)

Gene Lockhart

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Miles Mander

as Businessman (uncredited)

George Meader

as Singing Professor (uncredited)

Dickie Meyers

as Master Michaud (uncredited)

Noel Mills

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Leo Mostovoy

as Photographer (uncredited)

Alan Napier

as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Moroni Olsen

as President of Businessman's Board (uncredited)

María Pagés

as Woman at Accident (uncredited)

Gigi Perreau

as Eve at 18 Months (uncredited)

Francis Pierlot

as Monsieur Michaud (uncredited)

Nita Pike

as Woman at Accident (uncredited)

Dorothy Raye

as Nurse (uncredited)

Almira Sessions

as Madame Michaud (uncredited)

Arthur Shields

as Businessman (uncredited)

Wyndham Standing

as King Oscar (uncredited)

Ray Teal

as Driver (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

as Board Member (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

as Proud Papa (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

Frederick Worlock

as Businessman (uncredited)

Eustace Wyatt

as Doctor (uncredited)