Acting
Osvalds Bērziņš
Born — Died
1924-04-26 — 1989-01-28
Place of birth
Zemite, Latvian Republic
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Known for
7.5The action of the film takes place in Latvia and spans the period from 1939 to the early 1970s. The events that occurred in the country had various effects on the fates of the characters. But throughout it all, love guided them — it scattered and gathered, made them suffer terribly, and made them the happiest people in the world...
Long Road in the Dunes
1982
6.0Armīns, a carefree and self-centered young man, suddenly finds his life turned upside down when he becomes responsible for seven-year-old Zigis after the boy’s parents die in a tragic accident.
Dunduriņš
1974
Reactionary and aggressive circles in the United States are trying to establish a dictatorship in the country, preparing to assassinate the president and introduce a state of emergency in the country. The conspiracy is led by the FBI director...
The R Document
1985
NRThe story of Elam Harnish, a gold prospector and adventurer nicknamed Time-Won't-Wait, who "was a gambler by nature, and life seemed to him to be a most exciting game." In the course of this game for wealth and power, he becomes cynical and heartless. Having become a successful businessman, he lives and acts according to the laws of the jungle. A change comes over him after he meets stenographer Did Mason. Based on the novel of the same name by Jack London.
Time-Doesn't-Wait
1976
NRScreenwriter Vasiliev became interested in the fate of Lapinsh, the former captain of the supertrawler "Malachite." Lapinsh was removed from his position and stripped of his captain’s license after an accident that occurred more than six months ago—the supertrawler "Malachite" ran aground. The case was examined by the court. In search of the truth, Vasiliev followed the trail of these dramatic events...
Stranded
1988
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Golden Fleece
1983
Film credits
1980s · 5 titles
NRScreenwriter Vasiliev became interested in the fate of Lapinsh, the former captain of the supertrawler "Malachite." Lapinsh was removed from his position and stripped of his captain’s license after an accident that occurred more than six months ago—the supertrawler "Malachite" ran aground. The case was examined by the court. In search of the truth, Vasiliev followed the trail of these dramatic events...
Stranded
1988
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Golden Fleece
1983
5.9The action of the film takes place in Latvia and spans the period from 1939 to the early 1970s. The events that occurred in the country had various effects on the fates of the characters. But throughout it all, love guided them — it scattered and gathered, made them suffer terribly, and made them the happiest people in the world...
Long Road in the Dunes
1982
4.0The Red Arrow is the special train No.1 between Leningrad and Moscow. The film is set in the 1980s during perestroika in the Soviet Union. Valeriy Kropotov is CEO of a big industrial company in Leningrad who is crafty and successful in getting a major order from the Soviet Government: building an automated assembly line. But his style of management clashes with his subordinates, talented engineers. Their potential is strangled by Kropotov's manipulative control. The government order is not accomplished and Kropotov gets fired. He is rethinking his outdated business style while on the train No.1 to Moscow.
The Red Arrow
1987
4.8In the Latvian countryside at the end of the 19th century, Jānis decides it is time to find a wife—but choosing the right one proves no easy task. Pretending to have gone deaf after listening to church bells from the bell tower, he visits the surrounding farms and overhears conversations never meant for his ears. While others reveal their true characters, only Ilze, the blacksmith’s sister, shows genuine concern and wonders how the unfortunate young man might be cured.
Short Tutorial on Loving
1982
1970s · 3 titles
6.0Armīns, a carefree and self-centered young man, suddenly finds his life turned upside down when he becomes responsible for seven-year-old Zigis after the boy’s parents die in a tragic accident.
Dunduriņš
1974
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kara ceļa mantinieki
1973
5.0Latvia, 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
Series credits
7.5The action of the film takes place in Latvia and spans the period from 1939 to the early 1970s. The events that occurred in the country had various effects on the fates of the characters. But throughout it all, love guided them — it scattered and gathered, made them suffer terribly, and made them the happiest people in the world...
Long Road in the Dunes
1982
Reactionary and aggressive circles in the United States are trying to establish a dictatorship in the country, preparing to assassinate the president and introduce a state of emergency in the country. The conspiracy is led by the FBI director...
The R Document
1985
NRThe story of Elam Harnish, a gold prospector and adventurer nicknamed Time-Won't-Wait, who "was a gambler by nature, and life seemed to him to be a most exciting game." In the course of this game for wealth and power, he becomes cynical and heartless. Having become a successful businessman, he lives and acts according to the laws of the jungle. A change comes over him after he meets stenographer Did Mason. Based on the novel of the same name by Jack London.
Time-Doesn't-Wait
1976