Life in the Citadel (1947)
Elu tsitadellis
Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.
- Date of release
- 1947-11-06
- TMDB
- 3.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Herbert Rappaport
Casting
- Hugo Laur — Professor August Miilias, botanist
- Aino Talvi — Eva Miilias
- Gunnar Kilgas — Karl, their son
- Lia Laats — Lydia, their daughter
- Betty Kuuskemaa — Anna, housekeeper
- Rudolf Nuude — Ants Kuslap
- Andres Särev — Doctor Richard Miilias
- Aleksander Randviir — Kiinast
- Ants Eskola
- Boris Dobronravov — Golovin
- Johannes Kaljola — German officer
- Voldemar Panso — Jaan Sander
Interesting facts
Life in the Citadel is a 1947 Estonian drama and war film directed by Herbert Rappaport and based on the novel of the same name by August Jakobson. This film was the first film which was made in Soviet Estonia.
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