“In the shadow of the sword” ( Latvian: Zobena ēnā ) - the Soviet film of 1976 , a historical drama. Another variant of the name is “In fear of the sword” .
| In the shadow of the sword | |
|---|---|
| Zobena ēnā | |
 | |
| Genre | historical drama |
| Producer | Imants Krenbergs |
| In the main cast | Indra Brike Leonid Grabovskis Geert Yakovlev |
| Film company | Riga film studio |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Language | Russian / Latvian |
| Year | 1976 |
| IMDb | ID 6143006 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Additional Facts
- 3 Cast
- 4 Camera crew
- 5 Links
- 6 notes
Story
1620 year . Turaida , a castle near Siegwald . Throughout the country, hunger, plague and looting of crowds of mercenaries raged. The granddaughter of old Kachi - the beautiful Maya, nicknamed Turaida Rose, serves in the castle. Her mistress is the daughter of the owner Helena-Charlotte.
The mercenary commander Yakubovsky, who is in the castle, solicits Maya's love, but the girl has a groom - a simple rural guy Caspers. Not wanting shame, the Turaida Rose chose death to dishonor.
Additional Facts
It was originally intended to make a film based on Rainis ' play “Love is stronger than death,” but in the process, the script deviated significantly from the original. It was decided to put an independent tape on the legend of the Turaida Rose. [1] [2]
Cast
- Indra Brike - Maya
- Leonid Grabovskis - Caspers
- Geert Yakovlev - Yakubovsky
- Alfreds Jaunuschans - Pater
- Ints Burans - owner of the castle
- Velta Straume - Helena Charlotte
- Eugenia Shulgayte - Kacha, an old peasant woman (duplicated by Maria Prizvan-Sokolova )
- Akvelina Livmane - mother of Maya
- Arijs Geykins - Dudinieks
- Aivars Silins - groom
Camera crew
- Script writer: Imants Krenbergs
- Director: Imants Krenbergs
- Operators: Andris Seletskis , Ivar Seletskis
- Artist: Uldis Powers
- Composer: Pauls Dambis
Links
Notes
- ↑ Kristine Matīsa Vecās Labās: Latviešu kinoklasikas 50 spozākās pērles ( 50 pearls of the Latvian film classics ). R, - Atēna - 2005 Page 499 ISBN 9984341429 (Latvian)
- ↑ The Legend of the Turaida Rose