Defying Fate (1975)
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.
Director: Ēriks Lācis
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Līga Liepiņa as |
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Gunārs Cilinskis as |
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Olga Dreģe as |
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Uldis Dumpis as |
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Elza Radziņa as |
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Vaironis Jakans as |
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Haralds Topsis as |
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Pēteris Liepiņš as |
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Gunars Placens as |
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Juris Plavins as |
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Miervaldis Ozolins as |
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Arturs Kalejs as |
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Antra Liedskalniņa as |
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Lolita Cauka as |
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Rolands Zagorskis as |
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Mara Zvaigzne as |
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Irina Tomsone as |
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Antonija Jansone as |
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Alfrēds Sausne as |
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Bertulis Pizics as |
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Ludmila Tarasova as |
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Aleksandrs Maizuks as |
| Directing | Ēriks Lācis | Director |
| Writing | Antons Broks | Writer |
| Camera | Harijs Kukels | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Zigurds Vītols | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Marģeris Zariņš | Music |
| Art | Herberts Līkums | Production Design |