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 by	Jacob Fleck Luise Fleck
Written by	Gabriela Zapolska (play) Hans Rameau
Produced by	Liddy Hegewald Kurt Heinz
Starring	Victor Varconi La Jana Adam Brodzisz
Cinematography	Georg Muschner
Music by	Bernard Homola
Production company	Hegewald Film
Distributed by	Hegewald Film
Release date	28 May 1930 (1930-05-28)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

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

• Victor Varconi as Boris Gorski
• La Jana as Vera Proskaja
• Adam Brodzisz as Steffan Bogdanski
• Ferdinand Hart as General Horn
• Louis Treumann as Oberst Korniloff, Chef der Geheimpolizei
• Harry Hardt as Oberleutnant Strelkoff
• Hilda Rosch as Sonja Lasotzka, Nichte General Horns
• Olga Limburg as Pensionsinhaberin