Jakob Sildnik (4 February 1883 – 25 March 1973) was an
Estonian
photographer and
filmmaker, based in
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
.
[Maria Mang,]
Esimesed eesti kaadrid 1896–1939
. Together with
Fjodor Ljubovski, he directed one of the first Estonian films, the short drama ''
Must teemant'' (The Black Diamond), released in 1923.
Sildnik was murdered in 1973, at the age of 90.
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1883 births
1973 deaths
Estonian film directors
Estonian photographers
Estonian victims of crime
Estonian murder victims
People murdered in Estonia
1970s murders in Estonia
1973 crimes in Estonia
1973 murders in Europe