Leonīds Leimanis
Directing
- Born
- April 16, 1910 · Riga, Latvia
- Died
- July 6, 1974 (age 64)
Leonīds Leimanis started his creative career as a theatre actor, and played the main role in the first Latvian sound film Daugava (1934, dir. Aleksandrs Rusteiķis). After spending several years on the film sets of other directors, Leimanis debuted in directing as a co-director to Pāvels Armands on Frost in Springtime (1955). Leimanis could be accused of political naïveté in portraying the newly formed nation of Soviet Latvia, but not for a lack of a feel for life.
Known for
Behind the camera6
- 1969My Wealthy Mistress Director, Writer
- 1966The Swamp Wader Director
- 1964Captain Nulle Director, Writer
- 1959Sword and Rose Director, Writer
- 1957Nauris Director, Writer
- 1955Springtime Frost Director
Acting1
- 1948Mājup ar uzvaru as Opmanis