

Defenders of Riga
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$3550000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
2007-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Latvian
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
5.7
Jānis Reinis
Mārtiņš
Elita Kļaviņa
Elza
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Pavel Bermondt
Romualds Ancans
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Vilis Daudziņš
Paulis
Andris Keišs
Ernests
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Jēkabs
Kęstutis Jakštas
President Kārlis Ulmanis
Ģirts Ķesteris
Arnolds
Inara Slucka
Justīne
Indra Briķe
Countess
Uldis Dumpis
Pastor
Agris Māsēns
Augusts
Peteris Gaudins
Josef Bischoff
Sigita Jevglevska
Māra
Normunds Laizāns
Otto
Leonarda Kļaviņa-Ķestere
Anna
Ivars Puga
Jansona kungs
Pēteris Krilovs
Andrievs Niedra
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