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The Citadel of Warsaw (1937 film)

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The Citadel of Warsaw
Directed byFritz Peter Buch
Written byGabriela Zapolska (play)
Fritz Peter Buch
Alfred Mühr
Produced byHans Lehmann
StarringLucie Höflich
Werner Hinz
Viktoria von Ballasko
CinematographyBruno Mondi
Edited byLudolf Grisebach
Music byWerner Bochmann
Production
company
A.B.C.-Film
Distributed byTobis Film
Release date
  • 6 September 1937 (1937-09-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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]

Synopsis

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In Warsaw, then part of the Russian Empire, Konrad a patriotic revolutionary, is targeted by the secret police official Colonel Korniloff.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Moeller p.74
  2. ^ Goble p.515

Bibliography

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  • 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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