Summary
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 90Audiences 69GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer90%
Audience score71%
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.3/5
Box office
2.6×its budget
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 20 countries
Released
1938
October 29, 1938
88 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Academy Awards1939
- Best Picture1939Nominated
- Directing1939Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1939Nominated
- Actor in a Leading Role1939Nominated
- Outstanding Production1939Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 23 more31 people
- Robert DonatDr. Andrew Manson
- Rosalind RussellChristine Manson
- Ralph RichardsonDr. Philip Denny
- Rex HarrisonDr. Frederick Lawford
- Emlyn WilliamsOwen
- Penelope Dudley-WardToppy LeRoy
- Francis L. SullivanBen Chenkin
- Mary ClareMrs. Orlando
Cecil ParkerDr. Charles Every
Nora SwinburneMrs. Thornton
Edward ChapmanJoe Morgan
Athene SeylerLady Raebank
Felix AylmerMr. Boon- JBJoyce BlandNurse Sharp
Percy ParsonsMr. Stillman- DDDilys DaviesMrs. Page
Basil GillDoctor Page
Joss AmblerDr. A.H. Llewellyn
Cameron HallMan Who Buys Microscope (uncredited)
Bryan HerbertHusband Whose Wife Has Typhoid (uncredited)- DKDavid KeirMr. Wickes (uncredited)
Joan Kemp-WelchNurse Assisting at Childbirth (uncredited)
Eliot MakehamJack the Pharmacist (uncredited)
Elliott MasonDistrict Nurse (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- King Vidor Director
- Pen Tennyson Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Elizabeth Hill Screenplay
- Frank Wead Screenplay
- Ian Dalrymple Screenplay
- A.J. Cronin Novel
Production · 3
- Hayes Goetz Executive Producer
- Victor Saville Producer
- Harold Boxall Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
- Gerry Massy-Collier Assistant Camera
- Peter Hopkinson Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Charles Frend Editor
Sound · 5
- Louis Levy Original Music Composer
- Cecil Milner Orchestrator
- A.W. Watkins Sound Recordist
- C.C. Stevens Sound Recordist
- John Aldred Sound Assistant
Art · 2
- Lazare Meerson Art Direction
- Alfred Junge Art Direction
Other crew · 3
- Emlyn Williams Additional Dialogue
- Howard Dietz Public Relations
- Charles Williams Additional Music
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