Movie: Life in the Citadel

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hugo Laur
Hugo Laur

Professor August Miilias, botanist

Aino Talvi
Aino Talvi

Eva Miilias

Gunnar Kilgas
Gunnar Kilgas

Karl, their son

Lia Laats
Lia Laats

Lydia, their daughter

Betty Kuuskemaa
Betty Kuuskemaa

Anna, housekeeper

Rudolf Nuude
Rudolf Nuude

Ants Kuslap

Andres Särev
Andres Särev

Doctor Richard Miilias

Aleksander Randviir
Aleksander Randviir

Kiinast

Ants Eskola
Ants Eskola

Boris Dobronravov
Борис Добронравов

Golovin

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    Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.

  • Release Date

    1947-11-06

  • Average

    1.7

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