Gunārs Piesis
Latvian film director (1931-1996) · Latvia · On the map · Directors · Died at 64
Gunārs Piesis was a Latvian film director. Many of Piesis's films are adaptations of classic stories, and he was one of the most popular directors during the Soviet era. Popular films include Nāves ēna (1971), Pūt, vējiņi (1973), Sprīdītis (1985), and Maija un Paija (1991).
Gunārs Piesis is read about 3 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1996Died9 February 19961991
Maija and PaijaFilm, Director1987
Little Tom ThumbFilm, Director, Writer1981
Laikmetu griežosFilm, Director, Writer
The GameFilm, 1981Director1978
Male Games in the Open AirFilm, Director
Your SonFilm, 1978Director1973
Blow, Wind!Film, Director, Writer1972
In the Shadow of DeathFilm, Director1969Rīgas parkiFilm, Director, Writer1965
Memory of the LandFilm, Director, Writer1964Nowhere Else To GoFilm, Director, Writer1961
Kārkli pelēkie ziedFilm, DirectorSalacgrīvaFilm, 1961DirectorTaking a new stepFilm, 1961Director1931Born19 June 1931
Maija and PaijaFilm, Director1987Little Tom ThumbFilm, Director, Writer1981Laikmetu griežosFilm, Director, WriterThe GameFilm, 1981Director1978Male Games in the Open AirFilm, DirectorYour SonFilm, 1978Director1973Blow, Wind!Film, Director, Writer1972In the Shadow of DeathFilm, Director1969Rīgas parkiFilm, Director, Writer1965Memory of the LandFilm, Director, Writer1964Nowhere Else To GoFilm, Director, Writer1961Kārkli pelēkie ziedFilm, DirectorSalacgrīvaFilm, 1961DirectorTaking a new stepFilm, 1961Director1931Born19 June 1931People around Gunārs
Close ties
Elza Radziņa Gunārs directed Pohádka o Malíckovi (1988)
Jan Skopeček Gunārs directed Pohádka o Malíckovi (1988)- Vizma Belševica Also in Salacgrīva and Memory of the Land
- Lilita Ozoliņa Gunārs directed Maija and Paija (1991)
Uldis Pūcītis Gunārs directed Maija and Paija (1991)
Antra Liedskalniņa Also in Blow, Wind! and Little Tom Thumb
Juris Strenga Also in The Game and Little Tom Thumb
Filmography 14
23 credits on file
About this person
Country
Latvia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1996 · aged 64
