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Creators of the Legend

Original title: Legendi loojad

1963 | Amateur films, Movie | Director: Evald Mägi

Amateur feature film produced in 1963, co-financed by the expatriate Estonians living in Canada and based on Eerik Heine’s original script. The film portrays conditions in Estonia during 1946-1947, fight of the ‘forest brothers’ with the occupying forces and worry towards the outburst of the next war, mixed with the hope to restore the independence of the Republic of Estonia.

In 1946-47, a group of resistance fighters led by captain Lembit Mõtus hide in a bunker of the ’forest brothers’, waiting for liberation of Estonia and struggle with local Soviet authorities. After a rape attempt in the woods, Lembit's pretty bride Linda moves to live with the ’forest brothers’. Local fellow villager working at railway informs them about the arriving train transporting money. They rob the train and decide to share the million Roublesa the with hundred neighbouring farms for paying compulsory taxes. Villager Endel, forest warden Juhan and his wife Maali get killed in the battle.
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Life in a Citadel

Original title: Elu tsitadellis

1947 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

The first feature film produced in the Soviet Republic of Estonia, directed by Herbert Rappaport from Lenfilm production company. It is based on the play "Life in a Citadel" by August Jakobson and was awarded with the Stalin Prize. The film features many leading Estonian film actors of that time.

Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.
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The Waves of Passion

Original title: Kire lained

1930 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Vladimir Gaidarov

The film directed by Vladimir Gaidarov is the first German-Estonian co-production, telling about the adventurous life of alcohol smugglers. Estonian actor Ants Eskola, ballet dancer Robert Rood and people of the local coast can be seen in the roles of sailors.

Silent film about alcohol smuggling to Finland, about money, debts and passionate love.
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Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko

Original title: Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko

1925 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Paul Sehnert

The melodrama directed by Paul Sehnert tells the story about a couple in love who wants to return to Estonia from Russia. Soviet authorities receive secret complaints about the couple and start to work against their plans.

The Soviet Russia of 1920s. A group of Estonians, including young woman Agnes and her mother, Agnes's friend engineer Karl Raudsepp and his fiancee Erna, are waiting for permission to return to Estonia. Love, however, won't ask about people's plans, poor conditions nor general atmosphere of violence. The mutual feelings between Karl and Agnes make Erna so jealous that she will make a false complaint about Agnes to Cheka. Agnes's beauty hypnotizes both Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko and secret agent Hevelyn - both of them make up their minds that they must win the girl's heart.
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Creators of the Legend

Life in a Citadel

The Waves of Passion

Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko