TV series

La Cittadella

1964 · 1 season

A earnest, slow-burning period drama that follows an idealistic doctor's moral struggles with a sober, talky seriousness.

Overview: La Cittadella is a 1964 Italian miniseries based on A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, The Citadel, and produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. It was directed by Anton Giulio Majano and stars Alberto Lupo as Dr. Manson and Anna Maria Guarnieri as his wife, Christine. Other television versions include an American, another Italian, and two British adaptations.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, romantic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, morality, class, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
morality
class
corruption
love
Places: small town
big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild