Madame Curie (1943)

7.2Approved124 minDirector: Mervyn LeRoy

1943 American film by Mervyn LeRoy

Madame Curie is a 1943 American biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin from a screenplay by Paul Osborn, Paul H. Rameau, and Aldous Huxley (uncredited), adapted from the biography by Ève Curie. It stars Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, with supporting performances by Robert Walker, Henry Travers, and Albert Bassermann.

The film tells the story of Polish-French physicist Marie Curie in 1890s Paris as she begins to share a laboratory with her future husband Pierre Curie.

This was the third of eight onscreen pairings with Pidgeon and Garson.

In several versions, much of the scientific aspects of the film were cut or removed entirely. Turner Classic Movies has shown it unedited at 124 minutes.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Madame Curie about?
Madame Curie (1943) — Despite himself, accomplished physicist and avowed bachelor Pierre Curie falls for brilliant student Marie, and together they embark on the discovery of radium.
Is Madame Curie based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Madame Curie scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.