Defenders of Riga (2007)
Overview
The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,550,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | lv |
| Popularity | 2.807 |
Directed By
Aigars Grauba
Crew
Aigars Grauba
Vladimir Bashta
Lisa Eichhorn
Gvido Skulte
Mārtiņš Milbrets
Juraj Mravec
Sandra Sila
Andris Pakalns
Lisa Eichhorn
Andrejs Ēķis
Neils Matiss
Vladimir Tkachenko
Pavel Rejholec
Emilija Eglite
Līga Pipare
Brigita Lībiete
Agne Skane
Dmitriy Tokoyakov
Guna Stahovska
Ģederts Siliņš
Marika Novotná
Valentin Jemeljanov
Māris Āboliņš
Timofey Goloborodko
Martin Jílek
Aigars Grauba
Andris Kolbergs
Brigita Rozenbrika
Andrejs Ēķis
TOP CAST
Jānis Reinis
Mārtiņš
Elita Kļaviņa
Elza
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Pavel Bermondt
Romualds Ancans
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Vilis Daudziņš
Paulis
Andris Keišs
Ernests
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Jēkabs
Kęstutis Jakštas
President Kārlis Ulmanis
Ģirts Ķesteris
Arnolds
Inara Slucka
Justīne
Indra Briķe
Countess
Uldis Dumpis
Pastor
Agris Māsēns
Augusts
Peteris Gaudins
Josef Bischoff
Sigita Jevglevska
Māra
Normunds Laizāns
Otto
Ivars Puga
Jansona kungs
Pēteris Krilovs
Andrievs Niedra
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