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Ceplis

1972-01-03 · 90 min · ★ 4.2

History · Comedy · Drama

Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist Austra Zīle and starts neglecting the business...

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Directors
Rolands Kalniņš
Production companies
Rīgas kinostudija
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

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Eduards PavulsEduards PavulsCeplis
Helga DancbergaHelga DancbergaBerta
Gunārs CilinskisGunārs CilinskisNagainis
Regīna RazumaRegīna RazumaAustra Zīle
Aivars SilinsAivars SilinsEdmunds Sausais
Velta StraumeVelta StraumeValentīna
Rolands ZagorskisRolands ZagorskisCaune
Lidija FreimaneLidija FreimaneSausene
Arturs DimitersArturs DimitersSesks
Uldis DumpisUldis DumpisBriedis
Oļgerts KrodersOļgerts KrodersDeputy Kļaviņš
Rostislav GoryayevDeputy Cīrulis
Juris StrengaJuris StrengaDziļupietis
Imants AdermanisZutis
Līga LiepiņaLīga LiepiņaZuša kundze
Modris CersOzols
Edgars LiepiņšEdgars LiepiņšKrauklis
Harijs GerhardsDūņa
Margarita VilcāneSinger at the Restaurant
Harijs AvensHarijs AvensCīrulis

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