Playing on fear, ignorance and simple-mindedness of his interlocutors, Dr. Knock ends up transforming a village hospital, thus guaranteeing endless flow. Even his colleague, who transferred the firm, eventually falling into the trap. Funny ("it tickles you or it itches you?", "Every man is a healthy patient who ignores"), pessimistic, well-turned, this play by Jules Romains paints a harsh observation hypocritical practices of the body "Hippocratic" . The bait of gain, the sly greed and love of money are the only cause for the exercise of Dr. Knock. Fortunately, things have changed ....
We must also see to delight the eyes and ears, the dimension that gives Louis Jouvet in the eponymous film.