Life in the Citadel (1947)
- Original title
- Elu tsitadellis
- Directed by
- Herbert Rappaport
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This Estonian war drama follows people living in a fortress during wartime. It shows how characters react to occupation and make choices about loyalty and survival.
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What happens
Life in the Citadel (Estonian: Elu tsitadellis) is a 1947 Estonian drama and war film directed by Herbert Rappaport 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 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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