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Checkmate to the Queen of Diamonds
Checkmate to the Queen of Diamonds

Checkmate to the Queen of Diamonds

Genres

DramaCrimeMystery

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A detective and a militia captain are working together investigating a murder. When their job is done, the feelings do not let them say goodbye.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Latvian

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

29 October 1973

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Lidija Pupure

Lidija Pupure

Dolmane

Gunārs Cilinskis

Gunārs Cilinskis

Sokolovskis

Uldis Dumpis

Uldis Dumpis

Robežnieks

Lilita Ozoliņa

Lilita Ozoliņa

Strauta

Ints Burans

Ints Burans

Inuss

Lidija Freimane

Lidija Freimane

Grübe

Arturs Kalejs

Arturs Kalejs

Taube

Mairita Krūmiņa

Mairita Krūmiņa

Zenta Lazda

Juris Plavins

Juris Plavins

Arvids Balodis

Irina Tomsone

Irina Tomsone

Balode

Imants Adermanis

Imants Adermanis

Jānis Melderis

Jānis Melderis

Aino Pihlamagi

Aino Pihlamagi

Pauls Butkevics

Pauls Butkevics

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