Life in the Citadel
1947, Estonian. Directed by Herbert Rappaport.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Estonian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Herbert RappaportDirector
- Hugo LaurProfessor August Miilias, botanist
- Aino TalviEva Miilias
- Gunnar KilgasKarl, their son
- Lia LaatsLydia, their daughter
- Betty KuuskemaaAnna, housekeeper
- Rudolf NuudeAnts Kuslap
- Andres SärevDoctor Richard Miilias
- Aleksander RandviirKiinast
- Ants EskolaCast
- Boris DobronravovGolovin
- Johannes KaljolaGerman officer
- Voldemar PansoJaan Sander
Details
- Released
- 6 November 1947
- Original title
- Elu tsitadellis
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Leonid Trauberg
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Life in the Citadel runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Life in the Citadel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 November 1947. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Life in the Citadel?
Life in the Citadel (1947) was directed by Herbert Rappaport and stars Hugo Laur, Aino Talvi, Gunnar Kilgas.