
Acting
Valdemārs Zandbergs
Born 1927-03-05 · Latvian Republic
Acting credits
6.5Valdemārs 'Voldis' Viters is released after seven years in prison. He is 46 years old and has no family or job. Some of his old friends have abandoned the life of crime, and policeman Leo Aleksandrs, as well as the beautiful taxi driver Irēna, try to persuade Voldis to forget the past and move on. But when the crime boss Teksis proposes a plan to rob a jewelry store, Voldis agrees, thinking this will be his last crime before starting a new life.
To Be Unwanted
1977
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Strange Moonlight
1987
9.0No synopsis available yet.
After The Storm
1956
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Капитан Джек
1972
7.0Revolution of 1905 in Latvia.
If We Live Through All This
1987
9.0The last summer of World War II in a Latvian fishing village. Ten-year-old Rita risks her life to care for and provide everything necessary for four prisoners of war rescued by fishermen—a Frenchman, a Russian, and two Latvians—who are hidden in the attic of a school converted into a warehouse by the German army.
Rita
1958
7.5After losing his job, Kārlis is forced into grueling work at a remote peat quarry—only to find himself caught between the Communist underground and the Latvian counterintelligence service, where every choice carries a moral cost.
Storm
1961
8.0Ten year old Sancho arrives to Leningrad and starts looking for friends.
Faithful Friend Sancho
1974
NRThe hard work plays an important role in the personal growth of a runner.
The Warrior of the Queen
1970
10.0The daughter of René, King of Provence, who has been blind since birth, is unaware of her misfortune thanks to her father's diligence. She is betrothed to Robert, Duke of Burgundy. Her father hopes to restore his daughter's sight before the wedding with the help of a Moorish doctor. Robert and his friend Godfrey of Vaudemont, Count of Isonde, Champagne, Clervaux, and Montargis arrive at the castle. Robert is in love with Matilda, Countess of Lorraine, and wants to ask King René to break his promise. Vodemons sees the sleeping Jolanta, falls in love with her, and asks the king for his daughter's hand. Upon learning that Robert loves another, the king agrees to the wedding. The doctor's efforts are successful, the girl regains her sight and, happy, gets married.
Iolanta
1963
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Skylark Shoots First
1967
9.5After becoming a teacher, Janis Lazdan returns to his native village in Latgale. In Novie Gudani, he sees black cassocks everywhere. Nuns sit at the bedside of his sick mother. The girl he loves, Lienite, is dressed in the black habit of a novice. Anton, Janis' childhood friend, has become a priest. A struggle begins between Janis and Anton, a subtle psychologist, over Andris, a sickly boy who is extremely impressionable and gifted. Janis understands that the power of the church lies in the indifference of non-believers. He believes in his own strength and love for his loved ones.
Pieviltie
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Echo
1960
7.5Valdis Nulle is a young and ambitious captain of fishing ship 'Dzintars'. He has his views on fishing methods but the sea makes its own rules. Kolkhoz authorities are forced to include dubious characters in his crew, for example, former captain Bauze and silent alcoholic Juhans. The young captain lacks experience in working with so many fishermen on board. Unexpectedly, pretty engineer Sabīne is ordered to test a new construction fishing net on Nulle's ship and 'production conflict' between her and the captain arises...
Captain Nulle
1964
6.3Successful work and life of a brave militia captain who does not know much about human psychology.
Keys to Paradise
1976
7.0Captain Jack, this is actually an ordinary girl, she is an informal leader among the boys, loves the sea very much and spends a lot of time on the decommissioned ship Signal. The film tells the amazing story of the Signal team, which during the war saved the lives of Soviet prisoners of war, among whom were Gunar and Mitya.
Captain Jack
1972
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Fear
1986
A story about ten years old Raymond who wants to learn how to drive a car.
My Friend Socrates
1984
5.0The epic film is based on the motifs of Vilis Lācis' novel "The Zītari Family". The tragedy of the Zītari family is a model of Latvian national history. With the beginning of World War I, the patriarchal way of life of Captain Andrejs and his wife Alvīne, their children Kārlis, Ings, Ernests, Elza and Janka changes, with years spent at work and in rare, modest celebrations. Kārlis voluntarily goes to the front, Ingus disappears without a trace on long sea voyages. Not wanting to live in the territory occupied by the German army, the Zītari evacuate to the distant Altai region. The unusually difficult living conditions and the drastically changing political situation of the post-revolutionary period also affect each member of the Zītari family. When the opportunity arises to return to Latvia, Andrejs and Alvīne are no longer among the living. The old sailor's nest has collapsed and the young Zītari are no longer able to preserve their father's house - all the property is stolen.
The Zitar Family
1990
No synopsis available yet.
Swing
1970
NRA story of a Latvian rifleman between two revolutions.
Latviešu strēlnieka stāsts
1958
The teacher tells the children about her childhood. About how, during the war, she accidentally ended up in a partisan detachment, and how partisan Artur saved her life. The partisan detachment was routed. Artur, apparently, was also killed. Yana finds only his lighter by the stream.
He's Alive
1963
A short film based on motifs from Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš' book "Es stastu savai sievai" (I Tell My Wife).
Kā mēs aizgājām no mājām
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Door That's Open To You
1984