

Defenders of Riga
2007-01-01 · 118 min · ★ 5.6
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Aigars Grauba
- Production companies
- Platforma Filma, Ruut
- Countries
- Estonia, Latvia
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,550,000
Top Cast
Jānis ReinisMārtiņš
Elita KļaviņaElza
Ģirts KrūmiņšPavel Bermondt
Romualds AncansRüdiger von der Goltz
Vilis DaudziņšPaulis
Andris KeišsErnests
Artūrs SkrastiņšJēkabs
Kęstutis JakštasPresident Kārlis Ulmanis
Ģirts ĶesterisArnolds
Inara SluckaJustīne
Indra BriķeCountess
Uldis DumpisPastor
Agris MāsēnsAugusts
Peteris GaudinsJosef Bischoff
Sigita JevglevskaMāra
Normunds LaizānsOtto
Leonarda Kļaviņa-ĶestereAnna
Ivars PugaJansona kungs
Pēteris KrilovsAndrievs NiedraTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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