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The Citadel is a British film of genre Drama directed by King Vidor released in USA on 29 october 1938 with Robert Donat
The Citadel (1938)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 october 1938
Length 1h50
Directed by King Vidor
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Medical-themed films
Rating70%
The Citadel (1938) is a British film based on the novel of the same name by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937. The film was directed by King Vidor and produced by Victor Saville at Denham Studios, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributing the film in the UK and the US.
Synopsis
Dr. Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) is an idealistic newly qualified Scottish doctor dedicated to treating Welsh miners suffering from tuberculosis in the Welsh mining village of Blaenely and apprentice to Dr. Page (Basil Gill). Initially, he is full of lofty scientific goals, though his purpose erodes when he later moves to London to treat rich hypochondriacs, where a chance encounter with a medical school chum Dr. Frederick Lawford (Rex Harrison) leads to his quiet seduction by an ethically challenged medical establishment. Christine (Rosalind Russell), his wife tries to set him back on the original path. Dr. Philip Denny (Ralph Richardson), Manson's best friend, dies at the hands of an incompetent, social-climbing surgeon.Actors
Robert Donat
(Dr. Andrew Manson)
Rosalind Russell
(Christine Manson)
Ralph Richardson
(Dr. Philip Denny)
Rex Harrison
(Dr. Frederick Lawford)
Emlyn Williams
(Owen)
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