The Citadel

The Citadel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-10-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1368 Reviews)

Director:

King Vidor

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ian Dalrymple (screen play)

Frank Wead (screen play)

Elizabeth Hill (screen play)

Emlyn Williams (additional dialogue)

A.J. Cronin (based on the novel: "The Citadel" by)

Fullplot:

Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh 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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