The Citadel of Silence
La Citadelle du silence
Release: 1937-06-03
·Runtime: 98m
Drama
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.
Cast
Fabien Loris
as The 836
Henry Darbray
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as The butler's daughter
Roger Blin
as Officer (uncredited)
Georges Lannes
as Kerlov (uncredited)
Robert Le Vigan
as Granoff, prison Chief (uncredited)
André Nox
Marguerite Pierry
as The other landlady
Philippe Richard
José Squinquel
as The captain
Pierre Larquey
as Bartek
Fernand Bellan
as (uncredited)
Annabella
as Viana Volonska
Paul Amiot
as Vladorowsky
Mady Berry
as The landlady of the hotel
Gilberte Géniat
as Catherine
Alexandre Rignault
as The guardian
Bernard Lancret
as César Birsky
Georges Melchior
as Nevitzky
Marcel Rouzé
as Officer at the citadel (uncredited)
Claire Gérard
as The nanny
Pauline Carton
as The landlady
Guy Decomble
as (uncredited)
Denise Jovelet
as Vania as a child (uncredited)
Marthe Mellot
as Joséphine
Pierre Alcover
as The Governor of Warsaw
Lucas Gridoux
as The spy
Pierre Renoir
as Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
Georges Saillard
as An insurgent
