The Citadel of Warsaw (German: Die Warschauer Zitadelle) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Lucie Höflich, Werner Hinz and Viktoria von Ballasko.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm. It is based on the play Tamten by Gabriela Zapolska, previously made into the 1930 film The Citadel of Warsaw.[2]
| The Citadel of Warsaw | |
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| Directed by | Fritz Peter Buch |
| Written by | Gabriela Zapolska (play) Fritz Peter Buch Alfred Mühr |
| Produced by | Hans Lehmann |
| Starring | Lucie Höflich Werner Hinz Viktoria von Ballasko |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Ludolf Grisebach |
| Music by | Werner Bochmann |
Production company | A.B.C.-Film |
| Distributed by | Tobis Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editIn Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire, Konrad a patriotic revolutionary, is targeted by the secret police official Colonel Korniloff.
Cast
edit- Lucie Höflich as Frau Welgorska
- Werner Hinz as Konrad - ihr Sohn
- Claire Winter as Martha - ihre Tochter
- Viktoria von Ballasko as Anna Lasotzka
- Paul Hartmann as Oberst Korniloff
- Peter Elsholtz as Botkin - sein Adjutant
- Hans Leibelt as General Horn
- Walter Richter as Oberleutnant Strelkoff
- Eduard Wesener as Leutnant Nikoforoff
- Agnes Straub as Matalkowska
- Maria Sazarina as Józia
- Erich Ziegel as Dr. Bogdanski
- Otto Collin as Marjan - Student
References
editBibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1947. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Moeller, Felix. The Film Minister: Goebbels and the Cinema in the Third Reich. Edition Axel Menges, 2000.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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