Drama ·Adventure ·Thriller · Soviet Union · 1972 · 1h 12m

In the Shadow of Death

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Director
Gunārs Piesis
Cast
Pēteris Šogolovs as Karlen Gunārs Cilinskis as Birkenbaum Eduards Pavuls as Grintal Alfreds Videnieks as Old Dalda - Elderly Fisherman Girts Jakovlevs as Young Dalda Karlis Sebris as Zalga
Crew
Mārtiņš Kleins — Director of Photography Elza Preisa — Editor Jānis Kalniņš — Writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis — Novel Herberts Līkums — Production Design Dagne Melnāre — Costume Design
Synopsis

A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.

Mood & Themes
fishermandeathbaltic sea19th century
Key Collaborators
Gunārs Piesis Director Mārtiņš Kleins Director of Photography Elza Preisa Editor Jānis Kalniņš Writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis Novel Herberts Līkums Production Design Dagne Melnāre Costume Design
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