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

Oct 29, 1973
1h 23m
★ 4.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama
Crime
Mystery

Production Companies

Rīgas kinostudija

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Cast

Lidija Pupure

Dolmane

Lidija Pupure

Gunārs Cilinskis

Sokolovskis

Gunārs Cilinskis

Uldis Dumpis

Robežnieks

Uldis Dumpis

Lilita Ozoliņa

Strauta

Lilita Ozoliņa

Ints Burans

Inuss

Ints Burans

Lidija Freimane

Grübe

Lidija Freimane

Arturs Kalejs

Taube

Arturs Kalejs

Mairita Krūmiņa

Zenta Lazda

Mairita Krūmiņa

Juris Plavins

Arvids Balodis

Juris Plavins

Irina Tomsone

Balode

Irina Tomsone

Imants Adermanis

Imants Adermanis

Jānis Melderis

Jānis Melderis

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