Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8486 in VHS
• Released on: 1988-01-28
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Running time: 110 minutes

Customer Reviews

Money Isn't Everything
Robert Donat, an excellent actor who made too few films, stars as a young English doctor who enters the profession with many ideals and dreams, but loses them along the path of his life. Rosalind Russell stars as the schoolteacher he marries that loves his ideals, while Ralph Richardson and Rex Harrison are doctors he befriends at different points in his life. Richardson believes in helping the regular man and that money is not important, while Harrison treats wealthy hypochondriacs in between fancy lunches and golf games. The message of the film is pretty obvious, and there are some slow parts. But the acting is fine, with special praise to Richardson who has a number of showy moments. It's one of those stories that reminds us that money isn't everything.

Fine medical melodrama, very heartfelt.
This is a wonderful screen adaptation of the classic novel that deals with a Doctor in Great Britain as he struggles with the entrenched medical establishment. The film is dated, of course, and may be a bit slow for modern tastes. The lead actors are mostly fine in their roles, although Robert Donat as Dr. Manson seems to be somewhat conflicted in his motivations. Rosalind Russell gives an excellent performance as Dr. Manson's highly-principled wife. Ralph Richardson does a great supporting turn as a flawed physician desperately trying to reclaim his humanity. His impassioned plea to Dr. Manson to join him in a preventative care group is one of the highlights of the film. A very young Rex Harrison does a nice job as a society doctor. Overall, this is a highly watchable film with a delighful cast and a relevant storeyline. I would highly recommend this film, especially to anyone in the medical profession.

A Doctor's struggle with morality in the world of medicine.
This is a moving and beautifully acted film about a doctor who attempts to be a courageous and moral man in his practice. Robert Donat is superb as Andrew Manson-- a man who begins his career with dreams of healing people without any compromises, then later is challenged by the material temtations of his profession. This film is a great story and has an incredible scene at the end, reminiscent of the ending bridge scene in "Its a Wonderful Life". I recommend this movie highly!