Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel L'HerbierDirector
- J.J. ThorenWriter
- André CerfScreenplay
- Arthur HoneggerOriginal Music Composer
- Darius MilhaudOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- AnnabellaViana Volonska
- Pierre RenoirColonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
- Bernard LancretCésar Birsky
- Pierre AlcoverThe Governor of Warsaw
- Paul AmiotVladorowsky
- Mady BerryThe landlady of the hotel
- Pauline CartonThe landlady
- Henry DarbrayCast
- Jeanne Fusier-GirThe butler's daughter
- Gilberte GéniatCatherine
- Claire GérardThe nanny
- Fabien LorisThe 836