Rainis (1949)
A biopic of Rainis (born as Jānis Pliekšāns), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician, whose works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
- Released
- 1949-01-26
- Genres
- History
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yuli Raizman
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Jānis Grantiņš as Rainis
- Milda Klētniece as Aspazija
- Artūrs Filipsons as Peteris
- Elza Radziņa as Dora
- Martinsh Verdinsh as Nikanorov
- Roberts Mustaps as Aleksandrov
- Pēteris Cepurnieks as Priede
- Baiba Indriksone as Abelita
- Amalija Jaunvalka as Kalnius
- Jānis Osis as Baron Otto von Meyerdorf
- Alberts Miķelsons as Vimba
- Edgars Zīle