Nazis and Blondes

Nazis and Blondes

84 mins | Documentary, History | May 9, 2008

Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi villains in propagandist Soviet war films. They reminisce about the films that made them famous throughout the USSR, but also stigmatized the Baltic countries as Nazi sympathizers in the eyes of many Russians - a misconception that is nowadays exploited by the Russian media, desperate to label the Baltic countries as a fascist haven.

Nazis and Blondes

84 mins | Documentary, History | May 9, 2008

Nazis and Blondes
Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi villains in propagandist Soviet war films. They reminisce about the films that made them famous throughout the USSR, but also stigmatized the Baltic countries as Nazi sympathizers in the eyes of many Russians - a misconception that is nowadays exploited by the Russian media, desperate to label the Baltic countries as a fascist haven.
Producers Kuukulgur Film, Subjektiv Filma
Original title Fritsud ja blondiinid
Directors Arbo Tammiksaar
Writers Andrei Hvostov, Arbo Tammiksaar, Jaak Kilmi

Cast

Tõnu Aav

as Self

Mart Sander

as Self

Arvo Kruusement

as Self

Tanel Viksi

as Self

Tõnu Kark

as Self

Eve Kivi

as Self

Rein Kotkas

as Self

Jüri Lumiste

as Self

Ada Lundver

as Self

Margus Tuuling

as Self

Lembit Ulfsak

as Self

Ants Vist

as Self

Vija Artmane

as Self

Regīna Razuma

as Self

Viktors Lorencs

as Self

Uldis Dumpis

as Self

Ieva Mūrniece

as Self

Varis Vētra

as Self

Ēriks Vilsons

as Self

Māra Zvagzne

as Self

Rimas Morkunas

as Self

Vytautas Tomkus

as Self

Aleksei Polujan

as Self

Ervin Abel

as (archive footage)

Ants Eskola

as (archive footage)

Olev Eskola

as (archive footage)

Gunnar Kilgas

as (archive footage)

Sulev Luik

as (archive footage)

Heino Mandri

as (archive footage)

Harijs Liepiņš

as (archive footage)

Bruno O'Ya

as (archive footage)