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Defenders of Riga

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Drama

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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.

Date: 01/01/2007

Rating: 5.7

Cast: Jānis Reinis, Elita Kļaviņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Romualds Ancans, Vilis Daudziņš, Andris Keišs, Artūrs Skrastiņš, Kęstutis Jakštas, Ģirts Ķesteris, Inara Slucka, Indra Briķe, Uldis Dumpis, Agris Māsēns, Peteris Gaudins, Sigita Jevglevska, Normunds Laizāns, Leonarda Kļaviņa-Ķestere, Ivars Puga, Pēteris Krilovs

Jānis Reinis