The Citadel of Warsaw (1930 film)

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]

The Citadel of Warsaw
Directed byJacob Fleck
Luise Fleck
Written byGabriela Zapolska (play)
Hans Rameau
Produced byLiddy Hegewald
Kurt Heinz
StarringVictor Varconi
La Jana
Adam Brodzisz
CinematographyGeorg Muschner
Music byBernard Homola
Production
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Hegewald Film
Distributed byHegewald Film
Release date
  • 28 May 1930 (1930-05-28)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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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.

Cast

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References

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

Bibliography

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  • Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1930. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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