Defenders of Riga

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.

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War

Stars: Jānis Reinis, Elita Kļaviņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Romualds Ancans, Vilis Daudziņš, Andris Keišs

Crew: Aigars Grauba (Director), Vladimir Bashta (Director of Photography), Lisa Eichhorn (Producer), Gvido Skulte (Director of Photography), Mārtiņš Milbrets (Production Design), Juraj Mravec (Foley)

Country: Estonia, Latvia

Language: LatviešuDeutschPусскийFrançaisEnglish

Studio: Platforma Filma, Ruut

Runtime: 118 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Jan 01, 2007

IMDb: 5.1

Keywords:world war i, post world war i, soldier, historical, 1920s, defender, warfield, riga

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