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Madame Curie
“MR. and MRS. MINIVER together again”
7.2 / 10• 1943• 2h 4m•NR• English
DramaRomanceHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Greer Garson
Marie Curie
Lead
Walter Pidgeon
Pierre Curie
Henry Travers
Eugene Curie
Albert Bassermann
Professor Jean Perot
Robert Walker
David Le Gros
C. Aubrey Smith
Lord Kelvin
May Whitty
Madame Eugene Curie
Victor Francen
President of University
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Madame Curie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
