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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.

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

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.

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