Madame Curie (1943)
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 124 min · Drama, Romance, History
36.6 TOPICAL score · #2,961 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Madame Curie (1943, directed by Mervyn LeRoy) has a TOPICAL score of 36.6 - ranked 2,961 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 7 nominations. Critics: 78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (52 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
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- Critics78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (52 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 7 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read2,581 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Greer Garson (actor #594), Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Henry Travers (actor #556), Albert Bassermann (actor #1,309)