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Directed by | Arvo Kruusement |
Produced by | Tallinnfilm |
Written by |
Oskar Luts, screenplay by Kaljo Kiisk & Voldemar Panso |
Based on | Kevade by Oskar Luts |
Music by | Veljo Tormis |
Cinematography | Harry Rehe |
Edited by | Ludmilla Rozenthal |
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84 minutes |
Country | Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
Language | Estonian |
Spring (1969) Estonian: Kevade directed by Arvo Kruusement is a film adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel of the same name. The movie placed first place in the Estonian feature films Top Ten Poll in 2002 held by Estonian film critics and journalists. In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.36 million) and 8,100,000 in the Soviet Union in 1971. The film was re-released in Estonia on 13 April 2006.
The film was shot in Palamuse, which was the prototype area of Oskar Luts' "Paunvere".