Lāčplēsis (1930)
Film review by Dan Willard. Made to commemorate the Latvian victory over the German-White Russian army in 1919 Lāčplēsis is the first major Latvian film.
Film review by Dan Willard. Made to commemorate the Latvian victory over the German-White Russian army in 1919 Lāčplēsis is the first major Latvian film.
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