The Citadel of Silence (1937)
During the students ' rebellion against Nicholas the Second in Russia, Viana tries to kill the governor but it's her lover who is arrested and sent to a sinister fortress : hence the title. To help the prisoner,Vania marries the officer who commands the place. There the convicts have really a bad time, but Vania manages to communicate with her dear captive. But beware of informers.
- Released
- 1937-06-03
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Marcel L'Herbier, André Cerf
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Annabella as Viana Volonska
- Pierre Renoir as Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
- Bernard Lancret as César Birsky
- Pierre Alcover as The Governor of Warsaw
- Paul Amiot as Vladorowsky
- Mady Berry as The landlady of the hotel
- Pauline Carton as The landlady
- Henry Darbray
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as The butler's daughter
- Gilberte Géniat as Catherine
- Claire Gérard as The nanny
- Fabien Loris as The 836