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The Citadel of Silence

0 %|Jun 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.

Featured Crew

Marcel L'Herbier
Director
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
André Cerf
Screenplay
J.J. Thoren
Writer
Louis Née
Director of Photography
Roger Spiri-Mercaton
Editor
T.H. Robert
Story
Jean Anouilh
Dialogue

Cast

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Annabella
Viana Volonska
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Pierre Renoir
Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
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Bernard Lancret
César Birsky
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Pauline Carton
The landlady
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Pierre Alcover
The Governor of Warsaw
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Paul Amiot
Vladorowsky
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Mady Berry
The landlady of the hotel
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir
The butler's daughter
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Marthe Mellot
Joséphine
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Marguerite Pierry
The other landlady
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Georges Saillard
An insurgent
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José Squinquel
The captain
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Alexandre Rignault
The guardian