---
title: 'Life in the Citadel (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Rappaport'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-in-the-citadel-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040014/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Life in the Citadel (1947)

1947 · 89 min · Drama, War · Soviet Union

Original title: Elu tsitadellis

## Synopsis

Life in the Citadel 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Rappaport](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rappaport)
- **Screenplay:** [August Jakobson](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-jakobson), [Leonid Trauberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-trauberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eugen Kapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-kapp)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergey Ivanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergey-ivanov)

## Cast

- [Rudolf Nuude](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-nuude)
- [Lembit Rajala](https://cinepixo.com/people/lembit-rajala)
- [Aleksander Randviir](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksander-randviir)
- [Betty Kuuskemaa](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-kuuskemaa)
- [Gunnar Kilgas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunnar-kilgas)
- [Aino Talvi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aino-talvi)
- [Lia Laats](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-laats)
- [Andres Särev](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-sarev)
- [Hugo Laur](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-laur)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/life-in-the-citadel-1947
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