Arvo Kruusement

Born: 1928-04-20

Arvo Kruusement (born April 20, 1928) is an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969), Summer (1976), and Fall (1990) The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002. In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.34 million) and in 1971 8,100,000 tickets in Soviet Union. Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm in 1965–1991.


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The Wild Swans

as Chamber Master
Released: 1987-12-18

Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the...

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The Red Violin

as Veski
Released: 1975-01-20

When Estonian violinist Eduard Sõrmus starts his concert tours in Europe, he is convinced that...

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Yachts at Sea

as Juuksur
Released: 1955-12-26

After the war, young yachtsmen from the coastal town deal with daily work, training and...

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Spāņu variants

as uncredited
Released: 1980-07-12

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Nazis and Blondes

as Self
Released: 2008-05-09

Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle...

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Dance Around the Steam Boiler

as uncredited
Released: 1988-06-13

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of...

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Days of June

as Nils
Released: 1957-10-28

Peeter Saarmann has grown up in the Raidma family with the knowledge that his father was a...

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Visit of an Old Lady

as Claire's Husband
Released: 2006-04-06

As a young woman, Claire left her hometown in disgrace. Now she is old and unimaginably rich, as...

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My Younger Brother

as Matti
Released: 1962-08-20

Based on the novel of Vasiliy Aksyonov "A Ticket to the Stars". School is over, final exams are...

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In One Hundred Years in May

as Jaan Tõnisson
Released: 1986-11-27

Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three...

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What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?

as Party Guest
Released: 1966-03-20

After a long night with his old war buddies, Andres Lapeteus regains consciousness in the...

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Я - "Берёза"

as Nemetskiy mayor
Released: 1964-05-09

About the scout girl "Bereza", her dangerous work behind enemy lines during the Second World...

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