The Besieged Fortress

Name: The Besieged Fortress
Genre: Documentary, War, History
Released: 2006-11-22
Duration: 140 min

2h 20m·Documentary, War, History

Directed by Gérard Mordillat·2006

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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.

DirectorGérard MordillatStudioLes Films de la Croisade

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Patrick MilleCharles-Henri Mondel	Charles-Henri Mondel
Jacques PaterCommandant Teyssier	Commandant Teyssier
François CluzetNapoléon III	Napoléon III
Virginie LedoyenImpératrice Eugénie	Impératrice Eugénie
Bertrand ConstantAdjudant Schmidt	Adjudant Schmidt
MMarc LefebvreSoldat français	Soldat français