The Citadel of Silence

The Citadel of Silence

98 mins | June 3, 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.

The Citadel of Silence

98 mins | June 3, 1937

The Citadel of Silence
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.
Producers
Original title La Citadelle du silence
Directors Ève Francis, Marcel L'Herbier
Writers J.J. Thoren, T.H. Robert, André Cerf, Jean Anouilh

Cast

Annabella

as Viana Volonska

Pierre Renoir

as Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich

Bernard Lancret

as César Birsky

Gilberte Géniat

as Catherine

Pauline Carton

as The landlady

Pierre Alcover

as The Governor of Warsaw

Paul Amiot

as Vladorowsky

Mady Berry

as The landlady of the hotel

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

as The butler's daughter

Claire Gérard

as The nanny

Fabien Loris

as The 836

Georges Melchior

as Nevitzky

Marthe Mellot

as Joséphine

Marguerite Pierry

as The other landlady

Georges Saillard

as An insurgent

José Squinquel

as The captain

Lucas Gridoux

as The spy

Alexandre Rignault

as The guardian

Pierre Larquey

as Bartek