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Le Cas du docteur Galloy

1951 · 95 min

A quiet, earnest French drama weighing hope against medical authority, more talk than action, with a somber emotional pull.

Directed by
Maurice Boutel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan, Suzy Prim
Overview
Madame Guérin, who has been suffering from cancer, benefits from a period of remission and she tries to regain health at any price. That is why she decides to consult a healer. But when her friend, also affected by cancer, is saved by an operation, she hesitates between traditional and parallel medicine.

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Directed by
Maurice Boutel
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan, Suzy Prim
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • faith
    • science
    • healing
    • family
    Places
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Maurice Boutel
    Starring
    Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan, Suzy Prim, Lucienne Le Marchand, Louis Seigner, Lucas Gridoux, Andrews Engelmann, André Le Gall
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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