
Defenders of Riga
Action · Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


Jānis Reinis
Jānis Reinis
Mārtiņš
Jānis Reinis
Mārtiņš


Elita Kļaviņa
Elita Kļaviņa
Elza
Elita Kļaviņa
Elza


Ģirts Krūmiņš
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Pavel Bermondt
Ģirts Krūmiņš
Pavel Bermondt


Romualds Ancans
Romualds Ancans
Rüdiger von der Goltz
Romualds Ancans
Rüdiger von der Goltz


Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš
Paulis
Vilis Daudziņš
Paulis


Andris Keišs
Andris Keišs
Ernests
Andris Keišs
Ernests


Artūrs Skrastiņš
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Jēkabs
Artūrs Skrastiņš
Jēkabs


Kęstutis Jakštas
Kęstutis Jakštas
President Kārlis Ulmanis
Kęstutis Jakštas
President Kārlis Ulmanis


Ģirts Ķesteris
Ģirts Ķesteris
Arnolds
Ģirts Ķesteris
Arnolds


Inara Slucka
Inara Slucka
Justīne
Inara Slucka
Justīne
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