Defenders of Riga (2007)

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 : Jan 01, 2007

Runtime : 1h 58m

Genre : Action  Drama  History  War  

Companies : Valsts Kulturkapitala Fonds (VKF), Platforma Filma, Ruut

Countries : Estonia, Latvia

Keywords : world war i, post world war i, soldier, historical, 1920s, defender, warfield, riga