Defenders of Riga

2007 | 118 minutes | 5.9 ★ (17)

Defenders of Riga
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    01 January 2007

  • DirectingAigars Grauba
  • Budget

    $3,550,000.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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