Gunārs Piesis

Director

Born: June 19, 1931 (64 years old)

Died: February 9, 1996

Place of birth: Latvia

Biography

Gunārs Piesis represents the first generation of professionally schooled Latvian directors. Piesis was the first one to dare to adapt Rainis for the screen. Gunārs Piesis was also the first to turn to Latvian fairy-tales

Filmography (2)

• In the Shadow of Death (1972, ★ 6)
• Littlefinger (1987, ★ 4.9)