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Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

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Action   Drama   History   War
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 3,550,000
🌏 Languages Available: Latvian , German , Russian , French , English
📆 Date Released: 2007-01-01
⌚ Running Time: 118 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.9

Beloved Cast

Jānis Reinis original image
Mārtiņš
Jānis Reinis
Elita Kļaviņa original image
Elza
Elita Kļaviņa
Ģirts Krūmiņš original image
Pavel Bermondt
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Romualds Ancans original image
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Romualds Ancans
Vilis Daudziņš original image
Paulis
Vilis Daudziņš
Andris Keišs original image
Ernests
Andris Keišs
Artūrs Skrastiņš original image
Jēkabs
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Kęstutis Jakštas original image
President Kārlis Ulmanis
Kęstutis Jakštas
Ģirts Ķesteris original image
Arnolds
Ģirts Ķesteris
Inara Slucka original image
Justīne
Inara Slucka
Indra Briķe original image
Countess
Indra Briķe
Uldis Dumpis original image
Pastor
Uldis Dumpis
Agris Māsēns original image
Augusts
Agris Māsēns
Peteris Gaudins original image
Josef Bischoff
Peteris Gaudins
Sigita Jevglevska original image
Māra
Sigita Jevglevska
Normunds Laizāns original image
Otto
Normunds Laizāns
Leonarda Kļaviņa-Ķestere original image
Anna
Leonarda Kļaviņa-Ķestere
Ivars Puga original image
Jansona kungs
Ivars Puga
Pēteris Krilovs original image
Andrievs Niedra
Pēteris Krilovs

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