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.
Top Billed Cast
Annabella
Viana Volonska
Pierre Renoir
Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
Bernard Lancret
César Birsky
Gilberte Géniat
Catherine
Pauline Carton
The landlady
Featured Crew
Ève Francis
Assistant Director
Marcel L'Herbier
Director
T.H. Robert
Story
André Cerf
Screenplay
J.J. Thoren
Writer
Jean Anouilh
Dialogue
Roger Spiri-Mercaton
Editor
Louis Née
Director of Photography
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Darius Milhaud
Original Music Composer
Arthur Honegger
Original Music Composer