‘The Story of Louis Pasteur’: A Science That Flouts the Truth Is Futile

This biopic shows that the power of the famous French scientist was rooted in a deep sense of humility that kept him honest.

Louis Pasteur (Paul Muni, C) researches the value of vaccines, in "The Story of Louis Pasteur." Warner Bros

NR | 1h 26m | Drama, Biopic | 1936

What does the 19th-century researcher of the immune system have in common with some 21st-century vaccine skeptics? A thirst for the truth. French scientist Louis Pasteur pioneered vaccinology; but unlike some scientists of his era, he was driven as much by humility over what he didn’t know as by confidence in what he did know.