The Citadel of Silence

The Citadel of Silence (1937)

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.

Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Writer: André Cerf

Casts

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

Crew