The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur

Watch The Story of Louis Pasteur Online Free

- 73/100 based on 3,011 votes

In 1860 Paris, chemist Louis Pasteur is considered a quack within the medical community for advocating that doctors and surgeons wash their hands and boil their instruments to destroy microbes that can kill their patients. He came across this belief when discovering microscopic organisms in sour wine, the organisms which could be killed if heated sufficiently. The belief among the scientific community at large is that the organisms are the result of disease and not the cause.... (Full plot summary below)

Watch MOVIES for FREE on Prime Video

Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!

Share this

The Story of Louis Pasteur Online Streaming

Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.

Rent The Story of Louis Pasteur on DVD

Rent The Story of Louis Pasteur on Blu-ray

Today's Featured Movies:

The Last King of ScotlandThe Last King of Scotland
The ApartmentThe Apartment
Sunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard
Tropic ThunderTropic Thunder
Scent of a WomanScent of a Woman
The Tomorrow WarThe Tomorrow War
SnatchSnatch
A Fistful of DollarsA Fistful of Dollars
The Boondock SaintsThe Boondock Saints
Phone BoothPhone Booth
Burn After ReadingBurn After Reading
The Passion of the ChristThe Passion of the Christ
The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man
Resident EvilResident Evil
UnbreakableUnbreakable
ApocalyptoApocalypto

You Might Also Like:

Summer Dreams: The Story of The Beach BoysSummer Dreams: The Story of The Beach Boys
Rock HudsonRock Hudson
The Little HouseThe Little House
Le DivorceLe Divorce
The Right StuffThe Right Stuff
The Triplets of BellevilleThe Triplets of Belleville

Actors in The Story of Louis Pasteur:

Paul Muni
Josephine Hutchinson
Anita Louise
Donald Woods
Fritz Leiber
Henry O'Neill

Full Plot Details

In 1860 Paris, chemist Louis Pasteur is considered a quack within the medical community for advocating that doctors and surgeons wash their hands and boil their instruments to destroy microbes that can kill their patients. He came across this belief when discovering microscopic organisms in sour wine, the organisms which could be killed if heated sufficiently. The belief among the scientific community at large is that the organisms are the result of disease and not the cause. This belief is despite the fact that thirty percent of women die in childbirth due to child bed disease, accounting for twenty thousand annual deaths in Paris alone. The debate takes Pasteur all the way to a meeting with Emperor Napoleon III and his physician, Dr. Charbonnet, who is one of the leading opponents of Pasteur. Several years later - France now a republic - much of Pasteur's reputation changes as a government sanctioned experiment with anthrax and sheep shows that a vaccine created by Pasteur proves effective. As Pasteur begins work on finding the cause and a cure for rabies, which proves a more difficult challenge, he still has his detractors, including Dr. Charbonnet. This continuing debate brings about his biggest challenge: proving that microbes are the cause of all disease. Through it all, he is supported not only by his family, but Dr. Jean Martel, who was once a junior physician in the emperor's court and a physician within the republic's government, but who now works with Pasteur and is his son-in-law. But an act of bravado by Charbonnet may ultimately prove to be the breakthrough for which Pasteur is looking. Moving the experimental treatments from animals to humans proves a bigger obstacle, as is Charbonnet's need to win at all cost in the court of public opinion.

Review & Comments

Leave your thoughts about The Story of Louis Pasteur.

Movie Reviews

The Spectator - 10/10 by Graham GreeneAn honest, interesting and well-made picture.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyThis fictionlized tale of the great French scientist belongs to a cycle of Warner biopics of great men, many of whom were played by Paul Muni, who was Oscar nominated for this part (so was the film).
Variety - 8/10 by Variety StaffExpert casting and splendid production are the points in the film's favor, primarily. Paul Muni in the title role is at his very top form.
User Review - 10/10 by Byron BI've come to love the performances of Paul Muni through the characters he portrayed in the 30's. He is like a character actor who blends into his character through makeup so fully that you don't recognize him otherwise, and yet he plays the leading man with powerful natural delivery of his lines.
User Review - 10/10 by Eric HThe film is well-written, compelling and makes science kind of cool. So, if you want to expose kids to culture and science, this is a good and relatively painless way to do it.
User Review - 10/10 by Adrian BWednesday, March 16, 2011 (1936) The Story of Louis Pasteur DRAMA Well constructed story about a real life French chemist and his contributions to vaccination which includes rabies and the 'Black plague'! What's excellent about this film is that despite it's running time of less than a hour and a half, the movie cuts to the chase without dragging it's viewers, and upon watching it as of late, doesn't appear to be old at all, after the first 10 minutes the story builds up to the fantastic finale! Story slightly exaggerated but is necessary to appeal viewers watching this film! Winner of three Oscars including Best Actor for Paul Muni, Best Screenplay and Best Original Story. Lost the Best Picture Oscar to "The Great Ziegfield"! MUST 4/4 stars
User Review - 8/10 by Jeff BA great biopic from the early days of cinema starring Paul Muni in his Oscar winning role. It goes by quickly, a little too quickly, but it's always interesting. I like the challenge with the sheep, it was well structured. Some parts happened too closely together, for instance, in the same day the sheep challenge is over, Pasteur gets the idea to cure rabies. I know it's a biopic and they can't tell every part of his life, but it could have been done better. Anyway, it's a very good movie and Muni did a wonderful job.
User Review - 8/10 by Jennifer BOutstanding biography of Louis Pasteur, with Paul Muni giving his usual outstanding performance, and this one won him an Oscar. This is yet another great Warner Brothers biography from the 1930's, impeccably produced.
User Review - 8/10 by Scott Rwell crafted bio-pic that showcases paul muni in a role he was born to play
User Review - 8/10 by James HOutstanding biography of Louis Pasteur, with Paul Muni giving his usual outstanding performance, and this one won him an Oscar. This is yet another great Warner Brothers biography from the 1930's, impeccably produced.

Browse Movie Genres

Other Links

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Watch Online For Free | Free Movies | Movie Genres | Most Viewed | Top Rated | Latest Releases

About Us • Affiliates • Terms of Use • Disclaimer • Cookies • Privacy Policy • Copyright • DMCA Compliance • Contact Us • Language Settings

Copyright © 2004 - 2016 Watch Online For Free or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.

Imagery, artwork, logos, service marks, and trademarks used on this page are the intellectual property of their respective companies.

Related Websites: Prime Free Trial - DVD Rental Free Trial - Free Prime Video Trial - Movie Trailers