
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch: great scientists, national icons, opponents in the service of research. One is a Frenchman and chemist and is already in the second half of his life. He is honored worldwide with numerous prizes for his discovery of the rabies vaccine. The other was a still unknown German country doctor in his 30s, whose discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus was later awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. From 1881, the two were bitter rivals. Their 20-year rivalry resulted in spectacular progress in the fight against deadly epidemics.

as Louis Pasteur

as Robert Koch

as Emile Roux

as Marie Pasteur

as Emmy Koch

as Gertrud Koch

as Mme Meister

as Joseph Meister

as M. Gaffky

as Hedwige

as M. Rossignol

as M. Kaufer

as M. Maunoury

as Dr. Grancher

as M. Fischer

as Louis Thuillier

as French scientist

as Veterinary

as Veterinary's wife

as Journalist

as German scientist

as Pasteur's assistant

as Koch's assistant

as Narration