The Citadel of Warsaw (1930 film) explained

The Citadel of Warsaw
Director:Jacob Fleck
Luise Fleck
Producer:Liddy Hegewald
Kurt Heinz
Starring:Victor Varconi
La Jana
Adam Brodzisz
Music:Bernard Homola
Cinematography:Georg Muschner
Studio:Hegewald Film
Distributor:Hegewald Film
Runtime:97 minutes
Country:Germany

The Citadel of Warsaw (German: Die Warschauer Zitadelle) is a 1930 German historical drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Victor Varconi, La Jana and Adam Brodzisz.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Herbert O. Phillips. It was based on the play Tamten by Gabriela Zapolska, subsequently remade as the 1937 film The Citadel of Warsaw.[2]

Synopsis

In Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire, a student is arrested for revolutionary activities. He is released and strikes up a relationship with the niece of a senior figure in the repressive authorities who is being forced into an arranged marriage. In addition he encounters the seductive dancer Vera who is a spy for the Russians.

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Notes and References

  1. Giesen p.141
  2. Goble p.515