''Life in the Citadel'' ( et, Elu tsitadellis) is a 1947 Estonian drama and war film directed by
Herbert Rappaport
Herbert Rappaport (1908–1983), known in the Soviet Union as Gerbert Moritsevich Rappaport, was an Austrian-Soviet screenwriter and film director.
Rappaport was born in 1908 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, to Jewish parents from Lemberg (now Lv ...
and based on the novel of the same name by
August Jakobson.
This film was the first film which was made in Soviet Estonia.
Awards, nominations, participations:
* 1948:
Stalin Prize (USSR), 2nd tier prize to Herbert Rappaport, Hugo Laur, Lia Laats, Lembit Rajala
Plot
Cast
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Hugo Laur - Professor August Miilas, a botanist
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Aino Talvi - Eeva Miilas, his wife
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Gunnar Kilgas - Karl Miilas, their son
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Lia Laats - Lydia Miilas, their daughter
* Lembit Rajala - Ralf Miilas, professor's son from his first marriage
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Andres Särev
Andres Särev (8 February 1902 Paistu, Heimtali Parish – 18 March 1970 Tallinn) was an Estonian director and actor.
1922–1926 he worked at Ugala Theatre, 1926–1928 in Endla Theatre, 1928–1930 in Pärnu Töölisteater, 1930–1940 in Tal ...
- Dr. Richard Miilas, professor's nephew
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Betty Kuuskemaa - Anna
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Rudolf Nuude - Ants Kuslap
* Aleksander Randviir - Kiinast, carpenter
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Boris Dobronravov
Boris Georgiyevich Dobronravov (russian: Борис Георгиевич Добронравов, 16 April 1896, Moscow, Imperial Russia, – 27 October 1949, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet actor, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre.Bor ...
- Professor Golovin, a professor of medical science
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Eduard Tinn
Eduard Tinn (18 January 1899 Hummuli Parish – 27 March 1968 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and theatre director.
Tinn passed the examinations of as an assistant pharmacist at the Imperial Academy of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg in 1917 ...
- Lillak
* Johannes Kaljola - German officer
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Meta Luts - Mrs. Värihein
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Paul Pinna
Paul Pinna (3 October 1884 Tallinn – 29 March 1949 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and stage director.
Since 1899 he started stage activity at the "Estonia" theatre society. 1900s he was related to establish professional Estonia Theatre.
...
- Worker
* Oskar Põlla - Berens
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Voldemar Panso
Voldemar Panso (30 November 1920 Tomsk
Tomsk ( rus, Томск, p=tomsk, sty, Түң-тора) is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, located on the Tom River. Population:
Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the o ...
- Jaan Sander
* Ande Rahe - Lehte
* Anne Lindau - Little Marta
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Kaarel Ird - Western spy
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Ants Eskola
Ants Eskola (until 1935 Erhard-Voldemar Esperk;Eskola 1986: 7 17 February 1908 in Tallinn – 14 December 1989 in Tallinn) was a Soviet and Estonian actor, singer and artist. He appeared in 25 films from 1930 to 1979. People's Artist of the USSR
...
- Western spy
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Ants Lauter
Ants Lauter ( – 30 October 1973) was an Estonian actor, theatre director and pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1948). He was born in Veski, Wiek County, and died, aged 79, in Tallinn.
Since 1974 the has been given to a young stage a ...
* Eduard Türk
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0040014
Life in the Citadel entry in Estonian Film Database (EFIS)
1947 films
Estonian war drama films
Estonian-language films
Soviet-era Estonian films
Films based on Estonian novels