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Madame Curie (1943)

Madame Curie (1943)

Drama Romance History

MR. and MRS. MINIVER together again

Release Date: 1943, December 16
Directors: Mervyn LeRoy
Countries: United States of America
Production: Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Henry Travers, William Edmunds, Moroni Olsen, Almira Sessions, Ray Teal, Ilka Grüning, Leo Mostovoy, Al Ferguson, Nita Pike, Frederick Worlock, Reginald Owen, Robert Walker

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

biography female scientist laboratory radioactivity historical figure physicist marie curie sorbonne