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.

Genres

Cast

Annabella

Viana Volonska

Pierre Renoir

Colonel-Count Stepan Iporievich

Bernard Lancret

César Birsky

Pierre Alcover

The Governor of Warsaw

Paul Amiot

Vladorowsky

Mady Berry

The landlady of the hotel

Pauline Carton

The landlady

Henry Darbray

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

The butler's daughter

Gilberte Géniat

Catherine

Claire Gérard

The nanny

Fabien Loris

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