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.

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98 minutes

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1937

Director:

Marcel L'Herbier

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Viana Volonska

Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich

César Birsky

Catherine

The landlady

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