Long Road in the Dunes ( lv, Ilgais ceļš kāpās, russian: Долгая дорога в дюнах, Dolgaya doroga v dyunakh) is a 1981 Soviet Latvian seven-part TV

melodrama A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

, directed by Aloizs Brenčs. The original series was shot in Latvian by the

Riga Film Studio Riga Film Studio ( lv, Rīgas kinostudija, russian: Рижская киностудия, Rizhskaya kinostudiya) is a Latvian film production company based in Riga and founded in 1940 on the basis of the earlier private film companies. In 1948, th ...

, and an additional version was released with

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voiceovers.

Plot

The action takes place in Latvia and covers the period from 1939 to the present day. The events that took place in the country had different influences on the fate of the heroes. But all of them were led through life by love scattered and collected, forced to suffer cruelly and made the happiest in the world. The love story of Artūrs Banga, the son of a fisherman, and Marta Ozola, who carried their feelings through all the difficulties and sorrows of the military and post-WWII years.

Cast

* Lilita Ozoliņa as Marta Ozola (Russian voiceover by

Valentina Talyzina Valentina Illarionovna Talyzina (russian: Валентина Илларионовна Талызина; born January 22, 1935) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985). Awarded the Order of Honor (2005 ...

) * Juozas Kiselius as Artūrs Banga (Latvian voiceover by Rolands Zagorskis, Russian voiceover by Aleksei Pankin) *

Romualdas Ramanauskas Romualdas Ramanauskas (born 4 February 1950, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian film and theater actor. Biography In 1972 he graduated from the Lithuanian Conservatoire. He worked for 20 years as an actor at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre. In 1992 ...

as Rihards Lozbergs (Latvian voiceover by Ģirts Jakovļevs, Russian voiceover by

Valery Ryzhakov Valery Nikolayevich Ryzhakov (russian: Вале́рий Никола́евич Рыжако́в; 23 December 1945, Moscow – 31 December 2015, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984), winner of ...

) * Eduards Pāvuls as Jēkabs Ozols, Marta's father (Russian voiceover by Vladimir Safronov) * Ārijs Geikins as Innkeeper Āboltiņš *

Aare Laanemets Aare Laanemets (6 February 1954 – 28 October 2000) was an Estonian actor and theatre director, who is possibly best recalled for his role as Joosep Toots in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: '' Kevade'' (1969), ''S ...

as Laimonis Kalniņš *

Dzidra Ritenberga Dzidra Ritenberga (29 August 1928 – 9 March 2003) was a Latvian actress and film director. Ritenberga won the best actress award at the 1957 Venice International Film Festival for her performance as ''Malva'' in ''Malva ''Malva'' is ...

as Erna *

Harijs Liepiņš Harijs is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: * Harijs Fogelis (????–????), a Latvian football forward *Harijs Lazdiņš (1910–1988), a Latvian football goalkeeper *Harijs Mellups Harijs Mellups (1927–1950) was a Latvian foo ...

as Lawyer Osvalds Kreizis *

Evgeny Zharikov Evgeny Ilyich "Zhenya" Zharikov (''Russian:'' Евгений Ильич Жариков; 26 February 1941 — 18 January 2012), also spelt Yevgeniy Ilich Zharikov and variants, was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He was awarded the USSR State Priz ...

as Otto Grīnbergs / Alexander Efimov * Merle Talvik as Ilga *

Ivan Ryzhov Ivan Petrovich Ryzhov (russian: Ива́н Петро́вич Рыжо́в; 25 January 1913, Ramensky District, Zelyonaya Sloboda, Bronnitsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — 15 March 2004, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. Peop ...

as Mityay Akimych * Lyubov Sokolova as Anisya, Mityay's wife (Latvian voiceover by Velta Krūze) *

Pauls Butkēvičs Pauls Butkēvičs (born 8 August 1940, in Riga) is a Latvian film and theater actor, best known for starring in '' I Remember Everything, Richard'' and '' Elpojiet dziļi!'' (1967, also known as ''Četri balti krekli''). He also starred in '' Ilgai ...

as Heinrihs Strautnieks (Russian voiceover by

Boris Bystrov Boris Yevgenievich Bystrov (russian: Борис Евгеньевич Быстров; born February 12, 1945) is a Soviet and Russian actor and voice actor. Biography In 1966, he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre. After graduating, he worke ...

) * Velta Līne as Maiga *

Arnis Līcītis Arnis Līcītis (8 January 1946 – 21 January 2022) was a Latvian actor. Life and career Born in Riga in 1946, Līcītis was the son of actors and Helga Līcīte. He attended secondary school at Riga State Gymnasium No.1 and subsequently gra ...

as Dr. Lorans (uncredited)

Filming

* Initially, the role of Marta was to be given to actress

Vija Artmane Vija Artmane (born Alīda Artmane; 21 August 1929 in Kaive, Sēme Parish – 11 October 2008 in Strenči) was a Latvian theatre and cinema actress. Life and career Childhood Vija Artmane was born Alīda Artmane at the time when Latvia was a s ...

. * Episodes 6 and 7 were filmed in the village of Yalguba,

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as a substitute for the deportee village in

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References

External links

* Films directed by Aloizs Brenčs Latvian-language films 1980s Russian-language films 1980 television films 1980 films 1981 television films 1981 films Soviet television films Latvian television films Latvian television series 1980s Soviet television series Riga Film Studio films {{tv-film-stub