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To Be Unwanted
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To Be Unwanted

1977-06-13 · 91 min · ★ 6.5

Crime · Thriller · Drama

Valdemārs 'Voldis' Viters is released after seven years in prison. He is 46 years old and has no family or job. Some of his old friends have abandoned the life of crime, and policeman Leo Aleksandrs, as well as the beautiful taxi driver Irēna, try to persuade Voldis to forget the past and move on. But when the crime boss Teksis proposes a plan to rob a jewelry store, Voldis agrees, thinking this will be his last crime before starting a new life.

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Directors
Aloiz Brench
Production companies
Rīgas kinostudija
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vytautas TomkusVytautas TomkusVoldemārs Viters
Valdemārs ZandbergsValdemārs ZandbergsLeo Aleksadrs
Astrīda KairišaAstrīda KairišaIrēna Andava
Harijs LiepiņšHarijs LiepiņšTeksis
Helga DancbergaHelga DancbergaViters's sister
Uldis PūcītisUldis PūcītisPetaks
Uldis DumpisUldis DumpisArnis
Juris PlavinsJuris PlavinsBomis
Arturs KalejsArturs KalejsJanitor
Sesika KuprashviliGivi
Gigola TalakvadzeGigola TalakvadzePostman
Ēvalds ValtersĒvalds ValtersNight guard
Pēteris VasaraudzisAleksandrs Karlovičs

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