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Palusalu

Original title: Palusalu

2009 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristiina Davidjants

Documentary by Kristiina Davidjants about the destiny of Kristjan Palusalu, Estonian wrestling legend who won the Olympic Gold Medal twice.

Biographical documentary about Kristjan Palusalu (Trossmann, 1908-1987), Estonian national hero and legend of Estonian sports history. The documentary tells the story of a boy coming from a rural area in Estonia who becomes the best wrestler in Europe and wins two olympic gold medals in Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. Recollections by Palusalu's relatives, friends and colleagues; archival materials; radio reportages and staged episodes recreate the story of Palusalu's life and profession.
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Private life

1998 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Dorian Supin
Heino Lipu lugu

1992 | Documentary | Director: Enn Putnik
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Eesti laul

1990 | Popular Sciences | Director: Vallo Kepp
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Eesti mees sõdades

1990 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves
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Estonia on the Olympic Games

Title in Estonian: Eesti olümpial

1990 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Eha Väinsalu, Tarvo Villomann

Documentary of the victorious sports history in Estonia, numerous archival materials and unique moments.

Estonian athletes bring unprecedented harvest of medals from the olympic games in 1988. Most Estonians still remember the medals that Erika Salumäe, the Tõniste brothers, Jüri Tamm and Tiit Sokk won at the Seoul Olympic Games. Or the bronze medal Allar Levandi won at Calgary Winter Olympic Games. The conditions are ready for restoring the national olympic committee in Estonia. It takes place in January 1989. Now it is a proper time to look back how everything started. While riding the emotional wave, the documentary observes the Estonians' interest towards sports since the era of Georg Lurich. How does the ...
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Estonian Song 1988

Original title: Eestimaa Laul '88

1988 | Documentary, Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Toomas Lepp

Estonian Song '88 was the event held in the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn on September 11, 1988, where the largest number of people took part. During six hours 11. septembril 1988 toimus Tallinna laulväljakul seni kõigi aegade rahvarohkeim üritus Eestimaa laul ‘88, kus kuue tunni jooksul peeti sütitavaid kõnesid ja lauldi isamaalisi laule.

The chain of events called the Singing Revolution culminated with Estonian Song '88 that took place on September 11, 1988. Almost quarter of a million people participated in the event where people publicly demanded restoration of Estonian independence. The great event was organized by the Popular Front of Estonia, Estonian Abstinence Society, Estonian Radio and Kodamu where the statesmen and heads of various movements held speeches, actors read poetry, music groups and choirs performed patriotic songs, all this being accompanied by the audience's sympathy and affection.
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Miinus 192 meetrit

1985 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Irene Lään
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Estonians. That's the Way it Was.

Original title: Eestlased. Nii see oli

1984 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Film for the children of expatriate Estonians in Canada introduces the history of the Republic of Estonia, events of WW2 and the destiny of refugees.

Lesson of the expatriate Estonian pupils in Canada, singing class. Film's director Arved Viirlaid with his wife explains the reasons of making the film. Chronicle frames: Tallinn before World War I, Nicholas II of Russia, battle scenes from World War I. Revolution of 1917 in St. Petersburg, Kerenski, Lenin, manifesto of declaration of the Republic of Estonia; German forces in 1918, the Red Army, Danish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, armoured trains and armoured vehicles; the original document of the Treaty of Tartu. Chronicle scenes about the restructuring of the Republic of Estonia after the War of Independence: ...
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60 aastat Eesti võrkpalli

1979 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Tõnu Tammaru
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