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Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

20075.41h 58m

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.

Directed by Aigars Grauba
Written by Lisa Eichhorn, Valentin Jemeljanov, Aigars Grauba
Produced by Lisa Eichhorn, Andrejs Ēķis, Brigita Rozenbrika
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5M0

Top Cast

Jānis Reinis

Jānis Reinis

Mārtiņš

Elita Kļaviņa

Elita Kļaviņa

Elza

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Ģirts Krūmiņš

Pavel Bermondt

Romualds Ancans

Romualds Ancans

Rüdiger von der Goltz

Vilis Daudziņš

Vilis Daudziņš

Paulis

Andris Keišs

Andris Keišs

Ernests

Artūrs Skrastiņš

Artūrs Skrastiņš

Jēkabs

Kęstutis Jakštas

Kęstutis Jakštas

President Kārlis Ulmanis

Ģirts Ķesteris

Ģirts Ķesteris

Arnolds

Inara Slucka

Inara Slucka

Justīne

Themes & Keywords

world war ipost world war isoldierhistorical1920sdefenderwarfieldriga

About Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga is a action, drama, history, war film released in 2007 exploring themes of world war i, post world war i, soldier, historical, 1920s, defender. Directed by Aigars Grauba, it stars Jānis Reinis, Elita Kļaviņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš. 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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