Defenders of Riga (2007)

Defenders of Riga (2007)

2007-01-01 Estonia, Latvia 118 Min. PG-13
5.9 17 votes

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.

Cast

Jānis Reinis is Mārtiņš
Mārtiņš
Elita Kļaviņa is Elza
Elza
Ģirts Krūmiņš is Pavel Bermondt
Pavel Bermondt
Romualds Ancāns is Rüdiger von der Goltz
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Vilis Daudziņš is Paulis
Paulis
Andris Keišs is Ernests
Ernests
Artūrs Skrastiņš is Jēkabs
Jēkabs
Kęstutis Jakštas is President Kārlis Ulmanis
President Kārlis Ulmanis
Ģirts Ķesteris is Arnolds
Arnolds
Ināra Slucka is Justīne
Justīne
Indra Briķe is Countess
Countess
Uldis Dumpis is Pastor
Pastor

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