Defenders of Riga
Rīgas sargi
Release: 2007-01-01
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 5.7
Action
Drama
History
War
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 Countries
Estonia
Latvia
Production Companies
Platforma Filma
Ruut
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Andris Keišs
as Ernests
Artūrs Skrastiņš
as Jēkabs
Uldis Dumpis
as Pastor
Pēteris Krilovs
as Andrievs Niedra
Ģirts Krūmiņš
as Pavel Bermondt
Inara Slucka
as Justīne
Indra Briķe
as Countess
Agris Māsēns
as Augusts
Peteris Gaudins
as Josef Bischoff
Romualds Ancans
as Rüdiger von der Goltz
Ģirts Ķesteris
as Arnolds
Sigita Jevglevska
as Māra
Normunds Laizāns
as Otto
Elita Kļaviņa
as Elza
Vilis Daudziņš
as Paulis
Kęstutis Jakštas
as President Kārlis Ulmanis
Leonarda Kļaviņa-Ķestere
as Anna
Ivars Puga
as Jansona kungs
Jānis Reinis
as Mārtiņš
