The citadel [videorecording] / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by King Vidor ; produced by Victor Saville ; screenplay, Ian Dalrymple, Frank Wead, Elizabeth Hill ; additional dialogue, Emlyn Williams.
Material type:
FilmSeries: Archive collectionPublication details: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment : Warner Bros., [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director, King Vidor.
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Citadel | Available | 33111006609156 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Robert Donat stars as Dr. Andrew Manson in this adaptation of A.J. Cronin's best-selling novel. Manson devotes himself to treating the residents of a poverty-stricken Welsh mining community. Tuberculosis runs rampant in the village, and Manson is determined to help stem its tide and bring good health back to people who desperately need it. Through a series of unforeseen circumstances, Manson eventually leaves the community and begins working out of London, where he looks after wealthy hypochondriacs who don't really need his services but are willing to pay from them. While Manson gains money and prestige, he has turned his back on his friends, his wife (Rosalind Russell), and the people who need him most in the process. To give the film a more realistic "English" atmosphere, MGM shot The Citadel at their British studios, although they did import an American director (King Vidor) and leading lady (Russell) for the occasion. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Based on the novel by A.J. Cronin.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1938.
Director, King Vidor.
Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams.
A young doctor in a Welsh mining village runs up against the medical establishment when he tries to explore the cause of a cough disabling miners; he abandons his humanitarian goals for a London practice.
DVD ; Dolby digital, mono.