Defenders of Riga 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.
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Defenders of Riga Cast
- Janis Reinis
- Elita Klavina
- Girts Krumins
- Romualds Ancans
- Girts Kesteris
- Andris Keiss
- Vilis Daudzins
- Arturs Skrastins
- Kestutis Stasys Jakstas
- Gundars Abolins
- Ainars Ancevskis
- Uldis Anze
- Enriko Avots
- Juris Bartkevics
- Indra Brike