The Citadel of Silence

1937Directed by Marcel L'Herbier

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Released: June 3, 1937
Runtime: 1h 38m

About The Citadel of Silence

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Writers: J.J. Thoren
T.H. Robert
André Cerf
Jean Anouilh
Original title: La Citadelle du silence

Principal cast

In billing order

AnnabellaViana Volonska
Pierre RenoirColonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
Bernard LancretCésar Birsky
Pierre AlcoverThe Governor of Warsaw
Paul AmiotVladorowsky
Mady BerryThe landlady of the hotel

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