Top Cast
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Sacha Guitry
Louis Pasteur
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Maurice Schutz
Grandfather
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José Squinquel
Émile Roux
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Jean Périer
Doctor
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André Marnay
Doctor
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Pierre Labry
Doctor
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Armand Lurville
The first witness
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Camille Cousin
The second witness
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Henry Bonvallet
Sadi Carnot, President of the Republic
Overview
Guitry reprises his role as Pasteur which he played successfully at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1919.
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