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Albert Bassermann, Dame May Whitty, Greer Garson

Young Polish physics student Marie marries Doctor Pierre Curie, in whose lab she had worked for a while. On their honeymoon they decide to find out what caused the strange effect Prof. Becquerel has n...( read more  read more... )oticed with the uranium/thorium stones for her dissertation. After many experiments they find out that there must be more radioactive elements than uranium and thorium, and they try to isolate it. After years of experiments in a makeshift lab at the University, they are able to isolate a few grains of a new element, radium, from 7 tons of raw material, but at the height of their success, Pierre is killed in an traffic accident.

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Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Release Date: December 15, 1943

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DVD Release Date: January 30, 2007

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  • jam233
    August 29, 2009
    jam233
    For whatever reason, I love this movie, certainly more than most of the reviews I have read. Greer Garson is absolutely wonderful. The production values are top notch, excellent direction and inspiring screenplay. It's beautifully done.
  • hypathio7
    July 3, 2008
    hypathio7
    want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars
  • plpegasus
    September 25, 2007
    plpegasus
    Another fantastic Garson/Pidgeon film. Very well done.

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