Aleksandrs Leimanis (17 October 1913, in the village Gavrilovo,

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– 17 June 1990 in

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) was a

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. His film work spanned the

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, during which he directed over 15 films, including the cult classics '' The Devil's Servants'' and the sequel '' The Devil's Servants in the Devil's Mill''.Jānis Streičs: Es esmu rokdarbnieks
tvnet.lv He was married to actress Baiba Indriksone.Baiba Indriksone BIOGRĀFIJA
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* 1913 births 1990 deaths Latvian film directors Soviet film directors Latvian actors Burials at Forest Cemetery, Riga Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni {{USSR-film-director-stub