The Fortress (1947)
1h 39m
Running Time
April 22, 1947Release Date
Plot.
After hearing that a famous actress is dying in a hospital after being hit by a car, a reporter goes to the hospital to interview the actress. She then tells the reporter that her wealthy fiance, who was killed in an accident several years before, was actually murdered. Before long the reporter finds herself in a web of corruption, mental illness and murder.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Dupuis
Michel Lacoste
Jacques Auger
Albert Frédéric
Nicole Germain
Marie Roberts
Lucie Poitras
Mother Superior
Henri Letondal
Edward Durant
Armande Lebrun
Renee Brancourt
Fyodor Otsep
Director
Rian James
Writer
Mimi D'Estée
Blanche Lacoste
Leonard Lee
Writer
Michael Lennox
Writer
George Zuckerman
Writer
George Marton
Producer
Guy Roe
Cinematography
W.L. Bagier
Editor
Morris C. Davis
Music
Details.
Release DateApril 22, 1947
Original NameLa forteresse
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Genres
Wiki.
La Forteresse (released in the United States as The Fortress) is a 1947 Canadian feature film directed by Fyodor Otsep that uses a French language screenplay by Rian James and Leonard Lee. The films stars Paul Dupuis as Michel Lacoste, Jacques Auger as Albert Frédéric, Nicole Germain as Marie Roberts, Henri Letondal as Edward Durant, Lucie Poitras as Mother Superior, Armande Lebrun as Renée Brancourt, and Mimi D'Estée as Blanche Lacoste. Composer Morris Davis wrote the picture's film score. An English language version entitled Whispering City, with different actors, was made simultaneously.