Four White Shirts (1967): cast, story & where to watch
1967 · Film · ★ 7.3
Released in 1967, Four White Shirts is a drama and music film directed by Rolands Kalniņš, running about 77 minutes.
What it’s about. Cezars Kalnins, portrayed by "Latvian Harrison Ford” Uldis Pucitis, installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. The puritan Soviet censorship deems Cezars’s lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”. In fact, it can be argued that this assessment matches the opinion of the Soviet cinema authorities in regard to this film as a whole, since "Four White Shirts” was immediately banned and released in cinemas only in 1986. The creative boldness and stubbornness, evident in both Cezars’s bitingly ironic verses and the film’s unconventional narrative structure and fresh, new-wave-inspired mode of expression, turned out to be equally problematic for the hero and for the film itself, as well as for its director whose representation of the actual mechanisms of Soviet censorship ended up too realistic for his own good.
Who’s in it. Four White Shirts stars Uldis Pūcītis as Cēzars, Līga Liepiņa as Bella, Dina Kuple as Anita Sondare and Arnolds Liniņš as Miervaldis Tralmaks, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, Four White Shirts has been warmly received by audiences.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Klassiki. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Four White Shirts page.
If you liked it. Fans of Four White Shirts tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Four White Shirts (1967)?
- In US, Four White Shirts is available to stream on Klassiki. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Four White Shirts worth watching?
- Four White Shirts holds an audience score of 7.3 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama and music. Most viewers rate it highly.
- Who stars in Four White Shirts?
- Four White Shirts stars Uldis Pūcītis, Līga Liepiņa, Dina Kuple, Arnolds Liniņš and Pauls Butkēvičs.
- When was Four White Shirts released?
- Four White Shirts was released in 1967, with a runtime of about 77 minutes.