Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

2007
1h 58m
5.4

5.4/10

21 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Budget: $3,550,000

Language: LV

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Production Information

Production Companies
Platforma Filma Ruut
Production Countries
Estonia Latvia
Spoken Languages
Latvian German Russian French English

Quick Facts

Original Title Rīgas sargi
Release Date January 1, 2007
Status Released
Language LV
IMDb ID tt0471359

Cast

Jānis Reinis
Jānis Reinis

Mārtiņš

Elita Kļaviņa
Elita Kļaviņa

Elza

Ģirts Krūmiņš
Ģirts Krūmiņš

Pavel Bermondt

Romualds Ancans
Romualds Ancans

Rüdiger von der Goltz

Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš

Paulis

Andris Keišs
Andris Keišs

Ernests

Artūrs Skrastiņš
Artūrs Skrastiņš

Jēkabs

Kęstutis Jakštas
Kęstutis Jakštas

President Kārlis Ulmanis

Ģirts Ķesteris
Ģirts Ķesteris

Arnolds

Inara Slucka
Inara Slucka

Justīne

Indra Briķe
Indra Briķe

Countess

Uldis Dumpis
Uldis Dumpis

Pastor

Key Crew

Aigars Grauba
Director
Lisa Eichhorn
Producer
Lisa Eichhorn
Writer
Andrejs Ēķis
Producer
Valentin Jemeljanov
Writer
Aigars Grauba
Writer
Brigita Rozenbrika
Producer
Andrejs Ēķis
Writer