The Citadel (1938 film)
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The Citadel | |
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Directed by | King Vidor |
Screenplay by | Ian Dalrymple Frank Wead Elizabeth Hill |
Based on | The Citadel 1937 novel by A. J. Cronin |
Produced by | Victor Saville |
Starring | Robert Donat Rosalind Russell Ralph Richardson Rex Harrison |
Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
Edited by | Charles Frend |
Music by | Louis Levy Charles Williams |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,012,000 |
Box office | $987,000 (Domestic earnings) $1,611,000 (Foreign earnings) |
The Citadel is a 1938 British
Plot
Dr. Andrew Manson (
Differences from other versions
The film is based on the novel, but departs from it in certain vital respects. In the original text, the character of Christine Manson is killed off in a road accident at the point when she and her husband have begun to address problems in their relationship. The incident involving the incompetent surgeon occurs, but it is a minor character who dies. Denny survives, and the understanding (not related in the book but implied) is that he and Manson went into practice together.[3] A 1982 BBC radio adaptation[4] of the novel stays closer to the original text.
Cast
- Robert Donat as Dr. Andrew Manson
- Rosalind Russell as Christine Barlow
- Ralph Richardson as Dr. Philip Denny
- Rex Harrison as Dr. Frederick Lawford
- Emlyn Williams as Mr. Owen
- Penelope Dudley Wardas Toppy LeRoy
- Francis L. Sullivan as Ben Chenkin
- Mary Clare as Mrs. Orlando
- Cecil Parker as Charles Every
- Percy Parsons as Richard Stillman
- Basil Gill as Dr. Edward Page
- Dilys Davis as Blodwen Page
- Joss Ambler as Dr. Llewellyn
- Nora Swinburne as Mrs. Thornton
- Edward Chapman as Joe Morgan
- Athene Seyler as Lady Raebank
- Felix Aylmer as Mr. Boon
- Elliott Mason as District Nurse
- Joyce Bland as Nurse Sharp
- Eliot Makeham as Dai Jenkins
- D.J. Williams as Old Thomas
- Ruth Morgan as a worried family member (extra)
Awards
The film was nominated for Oscars in four categories:
The film won the Best Picture Award from both the
Legacy
A Hindi-language film, Tere Mere Sapne, based on the A.J. Cronin novel, was released in 1971.
In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.[5]
References
- ^ a b The Citadel at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "A.J. Cronin: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Cronin, AJ.The Citadel, Gollancz 1938.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 – the Citadel".
- ^ "Berlinale 2020: Retrospective "King Vidor"". Berlinale. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
- The Citadel at IMDb
- The Citadel at AllMovie
- The Citadel review in Variety
- The Citadel at BBC WalesArts
- The Citadel at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Citadel at Britmovie (archived)
- The Citadel in The Monthly Film Bulletin
- The Citadel at the TCM Movie Database
- The Citadel at 60 Years of NHS Scotland
- The Citadel at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Citadel at Literature Arts Medicine Database (LitMed)
Streaming audio
- The Citadel on Campbell Playhouse, 21 January 1940
- The Citadel on Theater of Romance, 20 March 1945