Madame Curie /

Young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of being something more than being just a wife and mother. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, goes on to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century sc...

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Corporate Authors:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972, Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988, Rameau, Paul H., LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, Garson, Greer, 1904-1996, Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984, Travers, Henry, 1874-1965, Bassermann, Albert, 1867-1952, Walker, Robert, 1918-1951, Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948, Francen, Victor, Basserman, Elsa, 1878-1961, Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972, Johnson, Van, 1916-2008, O'Brien, Margaret, 1937-, Curie, Eve, 1904-2007
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Subjects:	Curie, Marie, > 1867-1934 > Drama. Curie, Pierre, > 1859-1906 > Drama. Université de Paris > Drama. Radium > Drama. Women scientists > France > Paris > Drama. Nobel Prize winners > France > Drama. Paris (France) > Drama. Feature films. Science in motion pictures. Biographical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of being something more than being just a wife and mother. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the Sorbonne and with Pierre Curie, the professor who became her husband, goes on to make one of the greatest breakthroughs in 20th-century science.
Item Description:	Title from container. Based on the book by Eve Curie. Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. Special features: Vintage Oscar-nominated Pete Smith specialty short "Romance of Radium;" Greer Garson movie trailer gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.; dual-layer.
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	1419844067 9781419844065