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The Citadel (1938)

The Citadel

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1h 50m

Drama, Romance

October 26th, 1938

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Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does badly. But when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.

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Cast

Robert Donat
Andrew Manson
Rosalind Russell
Christine
Ralph Richardson
Denny
Rex Harrison
Dr. Lawford
Emlyn Williams
Owen
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Toppy LeRoy
Francis L. Sullivan
Ben Chenkin
Mary Clare
Mrs. Orlando
Cecil Parker
Charles Every
Nora Swinburne
Mrs. Thornton
Full cast & crew

Directors

King Vidor
Full cast & crew

Producers

Hayes Goetz
executive producer
(uncredited)
Victor Saville
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ian Dalrymple
screen play
(???)
Frank Wead
screen play
(???)
Elizabeth Hill
screen play
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Great Novel NOW Powerful Drama!
Secrets of a doctor as told by a doctor!
It is the PRIZE PICTURE of the Year! Power that rivets eyes to the screen, that chokes back tears, that grips the heart and sets pulses leaping! (Print ad- New York Sun, ((New York, NY)) 2 November 1938)

Keywords

kiss
village
death
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 13th, 1939 (Australia)
January 18th, 1939 (Denmark)
March 19th, 1939 (Finland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Citadel (original title)
La ciudadela (Argentina)
La citadelle (Belgium) (French title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales, UK (Village scenes)
Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (studio)
Monmouthshire, Wales, UK (Village scenes)
All Locations

Running Times

110 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios (A King Vidor Production)
King Vidor

Distribution Companies

Regal Films (Canada)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (France)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (Sweden)
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