The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Dieterle
Written by	Pierre Collings Sheridan Gibney
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Starring	Paul Muni Josephine Hutchinson Anita Louise Donald Woods
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Ralph Dawson
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 22, 1936 (1936-02-22)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 American black-and-white biographical film from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by William Dieterle, that stars Paul Muni as the renowned scientist who developed major advances in microbiology, which revolutionized agriculture and medicine. The film's screenplay—which tells a highly fictionalized version of Pasteur’s life—was written by Pierre Collings and Sheridan Gibney, and Edward Chodorov (uncredited).

Muni won an Academy Award for Best Actor, while Collings and Gibney won for Best Screenplay and Best Story. The film was nominated for Best Picture.

Muni also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival in 1936.