Released:
1937-06-03

Overview:
During the students ' rebellion against Nicholas the Second in Russia, Viana tries to kill the governor but it's her lover who is arrested and sent to a sinister fortress : hence the title. To help the prisoner,Vania marries the officer who commands the place. There the convicts have really a bad time, but Vania manages to communicate with her dear captive. But beware of informers.

Director:
Marcel L'Herbier

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Annabella
  as
  Viana Volonska
• 
  Pierre Renoir
  as
  Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich
• 
  Bernard Lancret
  as
  César Birsky
• 
  Pierre Alcover
  as
  The Governor of Warsaw
• 
  Paul Amiot
  as
  Vladorowsky