Aleksandrs Leimanis
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Aleksandrs Leimanis was a Latvia
n film director
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His film work spanned the period of Soviet occupation
, during which he directed over 15 films, including the cult classics The Devil's Servants and the sequel The Devil's Servants in the Devil's Mill.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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His film work spanned the period of Soviet occupation
Latvian SSR
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...
, during which he directed over 15 films, including the cult classics The Devil's Servants and the sequel The Devil's Servants in the Devil's Mill.