Defenders of Riga
movie

Released January 01, 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.
Cast

Jānis Reinis
as
Mārtiņš

Elita Kļaviņa
as
Elza

Ģirts Krūmiņš
as
Pavel Bermondt

Romualds Ancans
as
Rüdiger von der Goltz

Vilis Daudziņš
as
Paulis

Andris Keišs
as
Ernests

Artūrs Skrastiņš
as
Jēkabs

Kęstutis Jakštas
as
President Kārlis Ulmanis

Ģirts Ķesteris
as
Arnolds

Inara Slucka
as
Justīne

Indra Briķe
as
Countess
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Uldis Dumpis
as
Pastor
Crew

Aigars Grauba
as
Director

Vladimir Bashta
as
Director of Photography

Lisa Eichhorn
as
Producer

Gvido Skulte
as
Director of Photography
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Mārtiņš Milbrets
as
Production Design
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Juraj Mravec
as
Foley
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Sandra Sila
as
Costume Design
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Andris Pakalns
as
Special Effects

Lisa Eichhorn
as
Writer

Andrejs Ēķis
as
Producer
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Neils Matiss
as
Production Design
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Vladimir Tkachenko
as
Animation