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1975 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Tõnis Kask, Ben Drui
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Inspiration

1971 | Dance, Musical film | Director: Valdur Himbek
The Old Thomas was Stolen

Title in Estonian: Varastati Vana Toomas

1970 | Feature film, Full length feature, Musical film | Director: Semjon Školnikov

The film by Semyon Shkolnikov, an acknowledged documentary filmmaker and former war cameraman. The film is a musical comedy about the Old Thomas, a medieval city symbol in Tallinn and about his adventures in the present day Tallinn.

A faithful city guardian the Old Thomas, who has stood on the top of the tower of Tallinn Town Hall for centuries, is suddenly gone. He has neglected his post in order to go and protect a couple in love. The adventures of the Old Thomas and the historians who are chasing him through the romantic Old Town of Tallinn and the newer district of Tallinn. The whole film has the mood of song celebrations and the characters are always accompanied by music, songs and dance.
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Andrus's Happiness

Original title: Andruse õnn

1955 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Herbert Rappaport

Feature film by Herbert Rappaport based on the novel "The Captains" by Hans Leberecht.

Andrus Laane comes from a fisherman's village. He dreams of becoming a captain to sail the seas but fails the entrance exams to the marine academy. By accident he starts working at a big gas plant. Sharp-witted young man with innovative ideas will be recognized. He will also find his first true love. It seems that Andrus has found his happiness, even if not at sea.
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Värav nr. 2

1955 | Short, Students film | Director: Oleg Lentsius
Yachts at Sea

Original title: Jahid merel

1955 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Jegorov

The film, directed by Mikhail Yegorov who worked in several film studios in the Soviet Union, is about the uncovering the plot of a hostile foreign espionage in a small town by the sea where two rivaling yacht clubs operate.

Not only plenty of joy, energy and love can be found under white sails but also betrayal and intrigues. After the war, young yachtsmen from the coastal town deal with daily work, training and competitions without knowing about the downside. Suddenly, mysterious events start to happen, testing the vigilance, ideological and moral beliefs of the local people.
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Light in Koordi

Original title: Valgus Koordis

1951 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

The film directed by Herbert Rappaport is based on the story "Light in Koordi", telling about collectivization in Estonia during the era of Stalinist propaganda. Starring Georg Ots.

Paul Runge, a Red Army soldier, returns to his home village Koordi after the war. Despite the new regime people have not changed much. The village is still the same - neglected and without culture - where prosperous farmers maltreat local peasants, either with using tricks or with brutality. The hopes of new settlers are high, but the harvest will be poor. When Muuli from the Communist Party and Runge realize that small households have no power, they will start to talk about establishing a collective farm. Threatening letters and foul attacks by the followers of the old regime follow ...
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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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