Kaugurieši (1941)
In 1802, growing anger among Latvian peasants erupts after changes in taxation, placing an even heavier burden on the peasant population. After a series of meetings, the peasants resolve to use force to free those already arrested. Thousands armed with clubs and scythes rise up, but are driven back by troops and retreat into a nearby forest. As reinforcements arrive, mass arrests and brutal reprisals follow, and the courts sentence some of the rebels to lifelong exile in Siberia.
Director: Voldemārs Pūce
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Nikolajs Krauklis as Pēteris |
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Alma Ābele as Anna |
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Jānis Mierkalns as |
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Žanis Bunka as |
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Milda Klētniece as |
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Viliberts Štāls as |
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Žanis Katlaps as |
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Harijs Šulcs as |
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Austra Šteinberga as |
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Voldemārs Švarcs as |
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Jūlija Skaidrīte as |
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Vilis Verners as |
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Jānis Rimša as |
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Irma Vārpa as |
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Romans Suta as |
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Eduards Emsiņš as |
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Karps Klētnieks as |
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Olita Stendere-Starka as |
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Herberts Zommers as |
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Jānis Kārkliņš as |
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Pēteris Vasaraudzis as |
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Alberts Dzenītis as |
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Lilija Ērika as |
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Konrads Kvēps as |
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Jānis Āre as |
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Augusts Mitrēvics as |
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Luijs Šmits as |
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Kārlis Pente as |
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Ēriks Broziņš as |
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Arnolds Stubavs as |
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Aleksis Mierlauks as |
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Ansis Kronbergs as |
| Directing | Voldemārs Pūce | Director |
| Directing | Ansis Tipāns | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Voldemārs Pūce | Writer |
| Writing | Kārlis Zariņš | Novel |
| Camera | Valdemārs Upītis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bruno Skulte | Music |
| Art | Romans Suta | Production Design |