Edgars Liepiņš

Acting

Edgars Liepiņš

Born 1928-12-17 · Zeltiņu Parish, Latvia

Acting credits

Blow, Wind! poster
4.0

Based on a stage play of the same name by the one of the biggest names in the history of Latvian literature Rainis, "Put, vejini" tells a story of an unconventional love that blossoms between the handsome, wealthy and impetuous merchant Uldis and the timid, humble and clear-hearted orphan Baiba.

Blow, Wind!

1973

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Forgotten Things

1982

If We Live Through All This poster
7.0

Revolution of 1905 in Latvia.

If We Live Through All This

1987

In the Shadow of Death poster
6.2

A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.

In the Shadow of Death

1972

Ceplis poster
4.3

Latvia 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

The Longest Straw poster
NR

Post-war Latvia. Francis' gang operates in a small town and the new KGB agent Juris Vilks has been asked to infiltrate his gang and gain his confidence.

The Longest Straw

1982

The Warrior of the Queen poster
NR

The hard work plays an important role in the personal growth of a runner.

The Warrior of the Queen

1970

24-25 Doesn't Come Back poster
6.5

In the experimental clinic, a batch of valuable drug was stolen. Major Grigast suspects that someone from the clinic is involved in this. He entrusts this complex matter to a young investigator Mara. An investigation leads her to a distant border town in the south of the country, where the offender intended to ship the drug abroad.

24-25 Doesn't Come Back

1969

A Boy poster
5.0

Latvia, late 19th century. Farm-hand boy Jancis lives on a homestead with his mother, grandfather and grandmother. His world does not reach beyond the horizon, and life progresses according to the seasonal cycle – from winter through spring, summer and autumn to the next St. George's Day when farmhands often had to move to the next farm.

A Boy

1977

The Fisherman's Son poster
NR

The 1930s. Young fisherman Oskars Klava dreams of new nets to help him gain independence from the collector Garoza but he lacks the trust of old fishermen.

The Fisherman's Son

1957

The Debt Of Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Debt Of Love

1984

The Blue Carbuncle poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Blue Carbuncle

1980

Four White Shirts poster
6.4

Cezars Kalnins installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. His band has a hard time receiving the permit from Soviet censorship authorities for a public debut. A member of the Culture Committee superficially listens to Cēzars' songs and deems the lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”, and is later powerless to stop the grindstone of public debate, which she has herself initiated.

Four White Shirts

1967

Meldru mežs poster
6.0

The film is about the fisherman Styopa, who alone survived the sinking of a fishing vessel.

Meldru mežs

1971

Be My Mother-in-Law! poster
7.0

An adventurous love story of a veterinarian from Riga, a cheerful loser Andris.

Be My Mother-in-Law!

1977

Maritime Climates poster
NR

The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn’t got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made this edit of the remaining material – an elegy to lost hopes and illusions.

Maritime Climates

1974

Three Days of Reflection poster
7.0

Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help.

Three Days of Reflection

1982

Zolitūde poster
NR

Zolitude is inhabited mainly by immigrants. An extremely denational environment, a disorderly everyday life, depressing standard type architecture - these are the problems faced by the film's characters.

Zolitūde

1990