The Citadel

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19381h 50m

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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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Robert Donat - Dr. Andrew Manson in The Citadel

Robert Donat

Dr. Andrew Manson

Rosalind Russell - Christine Manson in The Citadel

Rosalind Russell

Christine Manson

Ralph Richardson - Dr. Philip Denny in The Citadel

Ralph Richardson

Dr. Philip Denny

Rex Harrison - Dr. Frederick Lawford in The Citadel

Rex Harrison

Dr. Frederick Lawford

Emlyn Williams - Owen in The Citadel

Emlyn Williams

Owen

Penelope Dudley-Ward - Toppy LeRoy in The Citadel

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Toppy LeRoy

Francis L. Sullivan - Ben Chenkin in The Citadel

Francis L. Sullivan

Ben Chenkin

Mary Clare - Mrs. Orlando in The Citadel

Mary Clare

Mrs. Orlando

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Release Date

October 29, 1938

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Romance

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