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 Withdrawn to the countryside, they eventually recover.
Madeleine Sologne
Claude Dauphin
Jean Murat
Janine Darcey
Pierrette Caillol
Gérard Landry
Marthe Régnier
Georges Alain
Jean d'Yd
Lucien Dalmas
Jean Daurand
Roger Hédouin
Georges Lannes
Emmi Laurence
Jean-François Martial
Marcel Millet
René Noël
Arlette Perretière
Jean Stoll
Maurice Tricard
Michèle Verneuil
Pierrette Vial