The Citadel (1960 TV series)

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The Citadel
Based on The Citadel
by A. J. Cronin
Directed byJohn Frankau
StarringEric Lander
Zena Walker
Jack May
Elizabeth Shepherd
Richard Vernon
Noel Harrison
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes9 (all missing)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company Associated-Rediffusion Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release23 November 1960 (1960-11-23) 
18 January 1961 (1961-01-18)

The Citadel is a 1960 British television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, The Citadel . The series was directed by John Frankau and produced by Peter Graham Scott. It starred Eric Lander as Dr. Andrew Manson, and Zena Walker as Christine, his wife. This television adaptation is entirely missing, i.e. all nine episodes are believed to be lost.

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Other television versions include an American television film (1960), another British serial (1983), and two Italian (1964 and 2003) adaptations.

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