The Citadel (1938 film)
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The Citadel (1938 film) is a British drama movie based on A. J. Cronin’s novel, depicting a young idealistic doctor’s moral struggles within a corrupt medical establishment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Citadel (1938 film) canonical | 2 |
| P. C. Smith in The Citadel (1938 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11084753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Citadel (1938 film) Context triple: [A. J. Cronin, hasAdaptation, The Citadel (1938 film)]
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Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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D.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Citadel (1938 film) Target entity description: The Citadel (1938 film) is a British drama movie based on A. J. Cronin’s novel, depicting a young idealistic doctor’s moral struggles within a corrupt medical establishment.
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A.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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B.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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C.
Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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D.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
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E.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | A. J. Cronin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Citadel (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Cecil Parker
NERFINISHED
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Edward Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Emlyn Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Clare NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Rosmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Dudley-Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Harry Stradling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Louis Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | Charles Frend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
medical drama ⓘ |
| leadActor | Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Rosalind Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Andrew Manson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | young idealistic doctor ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class conflict
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medical ethics ⓘ professional corruption ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema of the 1930s ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Victor Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1938-10-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Elizabeth Hill
NERFINISHED
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Frank Wead NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Dalrymple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Citadel (1938 film) Description of subject: The Citadel (1938 film) is a British drama movie based on A. J. Cronin’s novel, depicting a young idealistic doctor’s moral struggles within a corrupt medical establishment.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
P. C. Smith in The Citadel (1938 film)