1943 • NR • 2h 4m
7.2/10
(36 users) 
Overview
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying 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.
7.2/10
(36 users) Cast / Crew 
Greer Garson Marie Curie 
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 
Elsa Bassermann Madame Perot 
Reginald Owen Dr. Becquerel 
Van Johnson Reporter 
Margaret O'Brien Irene Curie - Age 5 
James Hilton Narration Spoken By (voice) 
Mariska Aldrich Tall Woman (uncredited) Tony Carson Man at Accident (uncredited) Hans Rameau Screenplay 
Paul Osborn Screenplay 
Mervyn LeRoy Director Ève Curie Writer 
Irene Costume Supervisor Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography E.J. Mannix Executive Producer 
Sidney Franklin Producer Harold F. Kress Editor Irene Costume Design 
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction 
Herbert Stothart Music
Greer Garson Marie Curie 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 Elsa Bassermann Madame Perot Reginald Owen Dr. Becquerel Van Johnson Reporter Margaret O'Brien Irene Curie - Age 5 James Hilton Narration Spoken By (voice) Mariska Aldrich Tall Woman (uncredited) Tony Carson Man at Accident (uncredited) Hans Rameau Screenplay Paul Osborn Screenplay Mervyn LeRoy Director Ève Curie Writer Irene Costume Supervisor Joseph Ruttenberg Director of Photography E.J. Mannix Executive Producer Sidney Franklin Producer Harold F. Kress Editor Irene Costume Design Cedric Gibbons Art Direction Herbert Stothart Music 
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