Original title: Mērnieku laiki
English title: The Times of the Surveyors
Directed by: Voldemārs Pūce
Cinematography by: Jānis Briedis
Art direction by: Herberts Līkums
Sound direction by: Igors Jakovļevs
Music composer: Marģeris Zariņš
Main cast: Vija Artmane, Gunārs Cilinskis, Eduards Pāvuls, Elza Radziņa, Pēteris Cepurnieks, Harijs Avens, Alfrēds Jaunušans, Kārlis Sebris, Artūrs Dimiters
Year: 1968
Genre: Drama
Studio: Rīgas kinostudija
Country: Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic / USSR (today – Republic of Latvia)
Sound and Picture Restoration of
The Times of the Surveyors
We were honoured to entrusted to restore this screen adaptation of this famous piece of Latvian literature. The book by brothers Kaudzīte has been a part of high school literature programme for many decades and now our restored piece has become an essential addition to the school curriculum in Latvia.
Restoration description:
Restoration production company: Locomotive Classics
Restoration production years: 2019
Restoration premiere: 21. 09. 2019.
Restoration team: Rūta Sudakova, Pēteris Sudakovs, Kaspars Cirsis, Ģirts Bišs, Elīna Reinholde, Roberts Vinovskis
Film material source: Latvian State Archive of Audiovisual Documents, Šmerļa Street 5, Riga, Latvia
Picture/Audio source material: Interpositive / Positive / Optical track
Scanning resolution: 4K
Restored master details:
Master resolution: 4K DCI SCOPE
Original frame rate: 24.000 fps
Picture color format: Colour
Film aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Sound format: STEREO, 5.1.
Distribution details:
Original format length: 94 min 24fps
Television version length: 90 min 25fps
Audio languages: Latvian (original)
Subtitle languages: Latvian
