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Biography, Drama
The Engrossing Biopic Nominated for 7 Oscars, Including best Picture, Actor and Actress.
In an era when women were allowed to be ornaments, mothers or drudges, young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of something more. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and - with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband - to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science. Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reunite after their Mrs. Miniver triumph to portray the courageous couple who won the 1903 Nobel Prize for their discovery of radium. this stirring biopic captures the challenge of research, the triumph of achievement and the profound bond of love they shared. Madame Curie is "a lasting inspiration that makes the quest for knowledge a romantic and thrilling pursuit" (Bosley Crowther, The New York Times).
USA / English
| Walter Pidgeon | Pierre Curie |
| Greer Garson | Marie Curie |
| Henry Travers | Eugene Curie |
| Albert Bassermann | Prof. Jean Perot |
| Robert Walker | David Le Gros |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Lord Kelvin |
| Dame May Whitty | Madame Eugene Curie |
| Victor Francen | President of University |
| Elsa Basserman | Madame Perot |
| Reginald Owen | Dr. Becquerel |
| André Cheron | |
| Eddie Hart | |
| Pete Smith |
| Director | Mervyn LeRoy; Jacques Tourneur |
| Producer | Sidney Franklin |
| Writer | Paul Osborn; Ève Curie; Aldous Huxley |
In an era when women were allowed to be ornaments, mothers or drudges, young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of something more. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and - with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband - to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science. Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reunite after their Mrs. Miniver triumph to portray the courageous couple who won the 1903 Nobel Prize for their discovery of radium. this stirring biopic captures the challenge of research, the triumph of achievement and the profound bond of love they shared. Madame Curie is "a lasting inspiration that makes the quest for knowledge a romantic and thrilling pursuit" (Bosley Crowther, The New York Times).
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 012569795259 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 1/30/2007 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.97 |
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Features
| Vintage Oscar-Nominated Pete Smith Specialty Short Romance of Radium Greer Garson Movie Trailer Gallery |