The Bearslayer(1930)
The Latvian epic "Lāčplēsis" resounds through time and parallels the struggles of a Latvian soldier and his love before, during and after WWI.
Movie: The Bearslayer
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lāčplēsis/Jānis Vanags
Laimdota / Mirdza Saulite
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