Andrejs Žagars

Acting

Andrejs Žagars

Born October 16, 1958 · Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Died February 26, 2019 · aged 60

No biography available.

Known For

Rocky RoadRocky Road · 1983
Rocky Road
1983
Movie
Based on the popular novel of the same title by Vilis Lācis. Latvia, the 1930s. Roberts Līviņš, the son of a dockhand, becomes an architect by his own efforts, thanks to arduous work and talent. But in his relationship with Līvija, the daughter of the rich entrepreneur Ulpe, Roberts realizes that the high society might look down on his common origins as well as his sister Alise, a hairdresser, and her boyfriend Ēriks, an opportunist and former boxer.
The Wild SwansThe Wild Swans · 1987
The Wild Swans
6.01987
MovieAdventureFantasy
Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.
The Game Is Taking Place AnywayThe Game Is Taking Place Anyway · 1985
The Game Is Taking Place Anyway
8.01985
MovieThrillerMystery
A businessman and a footballer are murdered before an important football match in Prague. Investigation has to be started.
The Kidnapping of a WizardThe Kidnapping of a Wizard · 1989
The Kidnapping of a Wizard
4.71989
MovieHistoryScience Fiction
A young post-graduate from Minsk Anna Mazurkevich comes to her native village, where she hasnt been for 12 years, to stay in her grannys house. Here, in peace and quiet, she is intended to write a thesis. But suddenly two strangers come and claim that yesterday in Minsk the houses owner let out to them for two weeks, and to convince her they switch on TV-set, where Annas mother confirm their words and asks her to stay for a while with their neighbor ankle Gena. All this looks very strange because not very clear how they managed to organize live broadcast. Then absolutely inexplicable things start to happen. The strangers say that they have to go to the XVIII century to find a genius, living at that moment right here, and take him to the future.
Your SonYour Son · 1978
Your Son
7.01978
MovieDrama
The PathfinderThe Pathfinder · 1987
The Pathfinder
4.41987
MovieAdventure
Wild West adventures in this action movie based on famous "The Pathfinder" novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
The Roots of GrassThe Roots of Grass · 1988
The Roots of Grass
1988
MovieDrama
A romantic story about the relations between Lithuanians and Latvians at Russian Empire times.
Long Road in the DunesLong Road in the Dunes · 1982
Long Road in the Dunes
5.91982
MovieRomanceFamily
The action of the film takes place in Latvia and spans the period from 1939 to the early 1970s. The events that occurred in the country had various effects on the fates of the characters. But throughout it all, love guided them — it scattered and gathered, made them suffer terribly, and made them the happiest people in the world...

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The Kidnapping of a WizardThe Kidnapping of a Wizard · 1989
The Kidnapping of a Wizard
4.71989
MovieHistoryScience Fiction
A young post-graduate from Minsk Anna Mazurkevich comes to her native village, where she hasnt been for 12 years, to stay in her grannys house. Here, in peace and quiet, she is intended to write a thesis. But suddenly two strangers come and claim that yesterday in Minsk the houses owner let out to them for two weeks, and to convince her they switch on TV-set, where Annas mother confirm their words and asks her to stay for a while with their neighbor ankle Gena. All this looks very strange because not very clear how they managed to organize live broadcast. Then absolutely inexplicable things start to happen. The strangers say that they have to go to the XVIII century to find a genius, living at that moment right here, and take him to the future.