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Defenders of Riga
Defenders of Riga

5.7

Defenders of Riga

NR·2007·118m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director, Writer

Aigars Grauba

Story

Andris Kolbergs

Writer

Lisa Eichhorn

Writer

Andrejs Ēķis

Writer

Valentin Jemeljanov

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Latvian

Budget:

$3,550,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

world war i
post world war i
soldier
historical
1920s
defender
warfield
riga