Vaironis Jakans

Acting

Vaironis Jakans

Born — Died

1927-06-10 — 2008-12-29

Place of birth

Jaunelgava, Latvian Republic

Known for

Acting

Credits

12 titles

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 7 titles

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

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

In a Claws of a Black Cancer poster
4.4

The action takes place in Kurzeme in the 17th century. The Duke of Courland, the King of Poland and the German barons want power over the Latvian people. Farmers are the biggest victims of this power struggle.

In a Claws of a Black Cancer

1976

Klavs - The Son of Martin poster
NR

The son of Martins Viksna, the collective farm chairman, Klavs comes home from the military service and starts working in his native kolkhoz but does not understand his colleagues, so he goes to town.

Klavs - The Son of Martin

1970

Defying Fate poster
NR

The events of the film take place in Latvia during the 1930s to the 1950s. Klinta, a young, poor, and naive villager, studies music in a nearby provincial Latvian town. Her meeting with the owner of a wealthy farm, Olavs, becomes fateful for the girl.

Defying Fate

1975

Motorcycle Summer poster
3.0

On his 18th birthday, Māris receives a motorcycle from his parents, and, while driving around with his friends, they pass a wedding car. The bride, Inese, is entering a loveless marriage, so she allows Māris to steal her from the wedding reception.

Motorcycle Summer

1975

Attack On The Secret Police poster
7.0

During 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

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