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.
Cast
Hugo Laur
Professor August Miilias, botanist
Aino Talvi
Eva Miilias
Gunnar Kilgas
Karl, their son
Lia Laats
Lydia, their daughter
Betty Kuuskemaa
Anna, housekeeper
Rudolf Nuude
Ants Kuslap
Andres Särev
Doctor Richard Miilias
Aleksander Randviir
Kiinast
Ants Eskola
Unknown
Borys Dobronravov
Golovin
Johannes Kaljola
German officer
Voldemar Panso
Jaan Sander
Eduard Tinn
Lillak, Writer
Crew
Herbert Rappaport
Director
Leonid Trauberg
Writer
D. Lander
Editor
Maria Bernatskaya
Assistant Editor
Sergei Ivanov
Director of Photography
Polina Borisova
First Assistant Director
Emil Gal
First Assistant Director
A. Frolova
Second Assistant Director
Maksim Ruf
Assistant Director
A. Syarev
Assistant Director
Isaak Goldin
Executive Producer
Sergey Vasilev
Producer
Evgeny Eney
Production Design
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Camera Operator
S. Ivanov
Assistant Camera
K. Myarzka
Assistant Camera
V. Fomin
Assistant Camera
A. Yerin
Visual Effects Camera
Lidiya Shildknekht
Costume Design
A. Yefimov
Makeup Artist
Lev Valter
Sound Director
A. Alekseiev
VFX Artist
Eugen Kapp
Original Music Composer
August Jakobson
Theatre Play