Plot Summary

A survivor of the first battles of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 , soldier Charles-Henri Mondel, fleeing with the regiments from a rout of Mac-Mahon 's army , took refuge in the citadel of Bitche , the last French stronghold to resist the enemy's breakthrough.

Movie Details

Original Title
La Forteresse assiégée
Status
released
Original Language
fr

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Cast

Patrick Mille as Charles-Henri Mondel

Patrick Mille

Charles-Henri Mondel

Jacques Pater as Commandant Teyssier

Jacques Pater

Commandant Teyssier

François Cluzet as Napoléon III

François Cluzet

Napoléon III

Virginie Ledoyen as Impératrice Eugénie

Virginie Ledoyen

Impératrice Eugénie

Bertrand Constant as Adjudant Schmidt

Bertrand Constant

Adjudant Schmidt

Marc Lefebvre as Soldat français

Marc Lefebvre

Soldat français

Production Companies

Les Films de la Croisade