Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger is a 1955 drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson. The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular, topping that years list of bestselling novels in the United States.

The film follows a group of medical students through school, hospital internships, and eventually their careers as doctors. Dr. Lucas Marsh Robert Mitchum was blinded by ambition, losing his idealism after marrying older woman Kristina Hedvigson Olivia de Havilland in order to make it through medical school. He is indifferent toward his wife, dedicated only to his work. As he climbs his way to the top of the medical profession by using others, he is forced to face his morality after his misjudgment leads to the death of a friend.The motion picture was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording Watson Jones. Frank Sinatra was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor, and Charles Bickford won that years National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actor. ........

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