Adventure ·Comedy ·History · Soviet Union · 1976 · 1h 23m

In a Claws of a Black Cancer

Melnā vēža spīlēs

Director

Cast

Uldis Dumpis as Jānis Lilita Ozoliņa as Māra Uldis Vazdiks as Mārtiņš Gunārs Cilinskis as Baiba Indriksone as Vaironis Jakans as

Crew

Mārtiņš Kleins — Director of Photography Elza Preisa — Editor Jānis Anerauds — Writer Aleksandrs Leimanis — Writer

Synopsis

The action takes place in Kurzeme in the 17th century. The Duke of Courland, the King of Poland and the German barons want power over the Latvian people. Farmers are the biggest victims of this power struggle.

Key Collaborators

Aleksandrs Leimanis Director Mārtiņš Kleins Director of Photography Elza Preisa Editor Jānis Anerauds Writer Aleksandrs Leimanis Writer

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