1895. Discovery of X-rays. Researchers and scholars are true martyrs, because they do not know how to protect themselves against radiation dermatitis. Professor Belcour has to have one hand amputated, his assistant Henri Vermont, aware of the danger, has the courage to break up with his fiancée. Withdrawn to the countryside, they eventually recover.
Cast
Madeleine Sologne
Madeleine
Claude Dauphin
Henri Vermont
Jean Murat
Professor Bellecour
Janine Darcey
Denise
Pierrette Caillol
Precursor
Gérard Landry
Jacques Monval
Marthe Régnier
Sick woman
Georges Alain
Pierre
Jean d'Yd
Doctor
Lucien Dalmas
Singer
Jean Daurand
Joseph
Roger Hédouin
Unknown
Georges Lannes
Gérard
Emmi Laurence
Unknown
Jean-François Martial
Unknown
Marcel Millet
Unknown
René Noël
Unknown
Arlette Perretière
Unknown
Jean Stoll
Dancer
Maurice Tricard
Madeleine's father
Michèle Verneuil
Unknown
Pierrette Vial
Unknown