
Acting
Arturs Dimiters
Born — Died
1915-04-27 — 1986-11-01
Place of birth
Vitebsk, Russian Empire
Known for
Acting
Credits
29 titles
Known for
7.8Successful oncologist Dr. Roger Mills invites a group of friends aboard his yacht for a relaxing getaway. Days later, on a bright sunny morning, he is found dead, shot through the heart. As suspicion falls on those closest to him, local police sergeant Beryl and Mr. Finbow begin a murder investigation that will expose the secrets hidden beneath the carefree voyage.
Death Under Sail
1977
7.0An adventurous love story of a veterinarian from Riga, a cheerful loser Andris.
Be My Mother-in-Law!
1977
5.2The 30-year war still goes on. Riga headmasters have decided to submit themselves to mercy of Polish-Lithuanian Duke. Rigas' defenders disagree strongly and steal the ceremonial Key of Riga. Will they succeed in their fight against all odds? Will three Latvian musketeers have their happily ever after?
Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
1972
NRIn one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only miserably lazy police officers Kvant and Kristiansson instead of catching criminal would not argue with father of little 3 years old boy who yelled: "Police, police, mashed potatoes" when they ate hot dogs. Help comes from capital in form of the famous Commissioner Martin Beck, who discovers that murdered industrialist was involved in illegal activities and had many enemies. The case is linked as well with government's "higher ends".
Unfinished Dinner
1979
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Mājup ar uzvaru
1948
NRIn the final days of the Second World War, German intelligence attempts to organise sabotage groups in the encircled regions of the Carpathians. As part of Operation Cyclone, experienced Captain Schwarzbruck is chosen to coordinate the mission. But Soviet intelligence officer Libel manages to send his own agent, Michel, in Schwarzbruck’s place. Infiltrating the German operation, Michel sets out to disrupt the enemy’s plans from within.
“Ciklons” sāksies naktī
1967
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
6.0A young girl is looking for her long lost father while visiting Riga during winter vacations.
Unfamiliar Case
1985
When a prominent journalist, Jorgensen, is murdered, a West German newspaper assigns its leading reporter, Lobenstein, to investigate the case. As he follows the trail left by his dead colleague, Lobenstein discovers that the murder is closely connected to the subject of Jorgensen’s final journalistic investigation. Determined to uncover the truth, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous mystery where the story may be far more consequential than it first appeared.
Last Reportage
1986
5.2A man sees his picture on a 'Most Wanted' board and after going to police he meets someone who looks suspiciously similar to him.
The Double
1986
1970s · 9 titles
7.0An adventurous love story of a veterinarian from Riga, a cheerful loser Andris.
Be My Mother-in-Law!
1977
5.2The 30-year war still goes on. Riga headmasters have decided to submit themselves to mercy of Polish-Lithuanian Duke. Rigas' defenders disagree strongly and steal the ceremonial Key of Riga. Will they succeed in their fight against all odds? Will three Latvian musketeers have their happily ever after?
Devil's Servants on a Devil's Mill
1972
4.2Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist Austra Zīle and starts neglecting the business...
Ceplis
1972
7.0Imaginary story of the first Soviet woman diplomat loosely based on real story of Alexandra Kollontai. In the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War, Elena Koltsova, Soviet ambassador to a neutral Scandinavian country, works hard to expose the provocations of Hitler's Germany.
The Ambassador of the Soviet Union
1970
10.0A film biography of Jarosław Dąbrowski, a Russian officer, Polish independence activist, and communist.
Jarosław Dąbrowski
1976
8.0An animation film based on a poem by Vitauts Ļaudēns.
Pasaka par Sisi Vijoļkāju
1974
3.8To catch a couple of car thieves, a policewoman goes undercover as an old woman that recently has gotten a luxury car "Volga" - a plan that is bound to attract the criminals. For how hard can it be to steal a car from an old woman?
Gift for a Single Woman
1973
7.0During the 1905 Revolution, secret police arrest a man travelling under the identity of the merchant Karlsons, suspecting that he is in fact a prominent revolutionary. His tense psychological duel with secret police chief Greguss becomes a battle of wits, as each tries to uncover the other’s intentions. Meanwhile, underground revolutionaries devise a daring operation to free their captured comrade.
Attack On The Secret Police
1976
NRDuring their summer placement at a collective farm, students from an agricultural academy are called upon to help with the most urgent work. When heavy rains threaten the harvest, the young people put aside their usual routines and join the farm workers in a race against the weather to save the crops.
Egle rudzu laukā
1972
1960s · 9 titles
NRIn the final days of the Second World War, German intelligence attempts to organise sabotage groups in the encircled regions of the Carpathians. As part of Operation Cyclone, experienced Captain Schwarzbruck is chosen to coordinate the mission. But Soviet intelligence officer Libel manages to send his own agent, Michel, in Schwarzbruck’s place. Infiltrating the German operation, Michel sets out to disrupt the enemy’s plans from within.
“Ciklons” sāksies naktī
1967
6.8The true story of the Soviet intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, who, behind enemy lines in Ukraine, infiltrated Hitler's headquarters, kidnapped the commander of the punitive troops and executed the imperial adviser.
Strong with Spirit
1967
6.0Land surveyors arrive in two parishes to measure and redistribute manor land. The rivalry between both feoffees for land and woman begins.
The Times of the Surveyors
1968
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
10.0The Second World War has just ended, but national partisans are still hiding in Latvia's forests and fighting against the Soviet regime. Ansis Leinasars, who has been tasked to spark a coup in Latvia, arrives by night from across the sea, but his work is hampered at every step. His last hope is a meeting with the partisans in a church...
When Rain and Wind Hit Against Your Window
1967
6.0About the first steps of Soviet diplomacy at the international conference in Genoa in 1922.
Moscow – Genoa
1964
8.0No synopsis available yet.
The Skylark Shoots First
1967
9.0One of the passengers went into labor. The doctor, who had previously talked a lot about humane treatment of people, turned out to be a terrible bitch and refused to participate in the delivery. The conductors and passengers took charge. Even the train drivers took part in this joyful event.
Velna ducis
1961
9.0A simple Polish man, Władek Lekowski, a former pilot, finds himself in exile after World War II due to a ridiculous accident. Poor and without a job or shelter, he sleeps on the beach. There, he meets and falls in love with Zosia, another Polish emigrant. Determined to get Zosia out of the bar where she works, performing “a little acrobatics and a little undressing,” Władek embarks on a mysterious mission as part of an airplane crew. During the flight, it becomes clear that he has fallen into the hands of militarists and the plane is supposed to drop a bomb on the Soviet Union. Realising that the fate of World War III now rests in his hands, Władek is forced to confront his own actions and the consequences of his choices.
General and Daisies
1963
1950s · 3 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
After The Storm
1956
9.5The first film in a duology based on the biography of Latvian revolutionary Jānis Fabricius. Mārtiņš Venta, the son of a forest ranger, enrolls in a Riga gymnasium and becomes an underground activist, while his classmate, Dace, a teacher's daughter, is expelled from the Riga school for singing the revolutionary song Kā gulbji balti padebeši iet. Dace becomes an actress, but Mārtiņš is drafted into the tsar's army. He refuses to participate in the shooting of a workers' demonstration and is sentenced to exile, but before his deportation, Mārtiņš is allowed to marry Dace in prison.
Following the Swan Flock of Clouds
1957
8.5The dramatic fates of the Līdumu, Tauriņu, and Pacepļu families from the 1920s to the 1950s. The conflict between the Līdumu and Tauriņu dynasties as a class struggle, ending with the victory of the Līdumu family.
To a New Shore
1955
1940s · 3 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Mājup ar uzvaru
1948
NRA propaganda film shot in Nazi-occupied Latvia (1941-44). It outlines the horrors the country experienced during the Soviet occupation the year prior (remembered now as Annus Horriblis) and includes historical footage. However, to twist the narrative to suit its ideological means, the film also tries to influence the public perception of the Jewish people, stating they were appreciative of the Soviet invasion and happily took part in their attrocities. The film was dubbed in over 20 languages and distributed in other Nazi-invaded countries.
The Red Mist
1942
NRA propaganda film made while Latvia was occupied by Nazi Germany in the 1940s. A party of a wealthy socialite is disrupted by a friend's friend who's come along and turns out to be a soldier. The socialite starts wondering whether she could lend a hand to the war effort.
Your Hands
1943
Series credits
7.8Successful oncologist Dr. Roger Mills invites a group of friends aboard his yacht for a relaxing getaway. Days later, on a bright sunny morning, he is found dead, shot through the heart. As suspicion falls on those closest to him, local police sergeant Beryl and Mr. Finbow begin a murder investigation that will expose the secrets hidden beneath the carefree voyage.
Death Under Sail
1977
NRIn one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only miserably lazy police officers Kvant and Kristiansson instead of catching criminal would not argue with father of little 3 years old boy who yelled: "Police, police, mashed potatoes" when they ate hot dogs. Help comes from capital in form of the famous Commissioner Martin Beck, who discovers that murdered industrialist was involved in illegal activities and had many enemies. The case is linked as well with government's "higher ends".
Unfinished Dinner
1979
