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The Citadel is a 1938 British drama and romance film directed by King Vidor and produced by Victor Saville. The screenplay was written by Ian Dalrymple and Frank Wead, based on the work of A. J. Cronin. The cast includes Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, and Rex Harrison. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Denham Film Studios, with cinematography by Harry Stradling and editing by Charles Frend.
Set in London, the narrative follows a doctor in a mining town. The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 29, 1938, and runs for 110 minutes. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and features music by Louis Levy. The production was shot in black-and-white with production design by Alfred Junge.
The Citadel received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, as well as nominations for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It also won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. The film holds a rating of 7.0 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.456 on TMDb.
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6.5Andrew 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.
Cast
- Robert Donat as Dr. Andrew Manson
- Rosalind Russell as Christine Manson
- Ralph Richardson as Dr. Philip Denny
- Rex Harrison as Dr. Frederick Lawford
- Emlyn Williams as Owen
- Penelope Dudley-Ward as Toppy LeRoy
Themes
- wales
- doctor
- mining town
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Citadel
- Director
- King Vidor
- Cast member
- Nora Swinburne
- Composer
- Louis Levy
- Producer
- Victor Saville
- Production company
- Denham Film Studios
- Cinematographer
- Harry Stradling
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 899073
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Citadel Robert Donat 1938.jpg
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- publication date
- 1938-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- Charles Frend
- title
- The Citadel
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Alfred Junge
- after a work by
- A. J. Cronin
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- review score
- 89%
- Commons category
- The Citadel (film)
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