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Jüri Rumm (film)
''Jüri Rumm'' is an Estonian feature-length film made in 1929 based on Hans Varessoo's 1908 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Johannes Loop. Plot The film depicts the legendary adventures of the Estonian itinerant, thief, and robber Rummu Jüri, who became famous among people in Estonia in the 1880s. The story begins with the corporal punishment meted out to the manor's valet Jüri, which the proud and independent young man does not forgive the gentlemen for. The honor of his beloved Madli is also at stake at the manor, and in order to save her Jüri must risk imprisonment. However, as a skilled and daring man, he remains elusive. The story of the young lovers is intertwined with risky swindles at the expense of the gentry. Like an Estonian Robin Hood, Jüri takes revenge for the injustice done to the peasantry. The film features one of the most convincing fight scenes in Estonia's early film history. Cast *Hans Suursööt as Jüri Rumm, the manor's valet *Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Loop
Johannes Loop (also John Loop) was an Estonian film director. Filmography * 1924: ''Mineviku varjud'' (feature film; assistant director) * 1929: ''Jüri Rumm'' (feature film; director) * 1929: ''Vigased pruudid ''Vigased pruudid'' (The Faulty Brides) is an Estonian feature-length comedy film made in 1929 based on Eduard Vilde's story of the same name. The film was directed by Johannes Loop and Konstantin Märska. A few minutes of excerpts from the fil ...'' (feature film; director) References Estonian film directors Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing {{Estonia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Jaanikosk
Boris Jaanikosk (born Boris Jankovski, later Boris Borissoff; June 16, 1897 – June 1, 1976) was an Estonian film actor and film director. Life and work Boris Jaanikosk was born Boris Jankovski and later Estonianized his family name to Jaanikosk. In 1929, Jaanikosk played one of the leading roles in the Estonian film production ''Jüri Rumm'', directed by Johannes Loop. The film premiered in December 1929. In 1930, he directed the first musical film in Estonian film history. The short film ''Kuldämblik'' (The Golden Spider), for which he also wrote the screenplay, was also the first Estonian sound film. The black-and-white film is considered lost. In the 1950s, Boris Jaanikosk worked as an editor for the Soviet Estonian newsreel ''Filmikroonika''. Boris Jaanikosk is buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery () in Tallinn in the special area of the Estonian Cinema Association. Filmography *1929: ''Jüri Rumm'' as the baron *1930: ''Kuldämblik'' (director) *1946: ''Nõukogude Eesti'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Laas (actor)
Karl Heinrich Laas (a.k.a. Charles Laas; April 9, 1892 – ?) was an Estonian actor. Early life Laas was born in Tartu on April 9, 1892."Estonia, Lutheran Church Family Lists, 1603–1980", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6DTH-DQ47 : Sun Mar 10 08:36:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Karl Heinrich Laas, from 1845 to 1914. His father was the agriculturalist and journalist Hendrik Laas (1862–1919), who was the publisher of ''Põllumees'', the first Estonian agricultural magazine, offered agricultural courses, and owned an experimental farm. His mother was Marie Johanna Laas (née Leib, 1863–1919). Laas attended the University of Tartu, Riga Polytechnical Institute, and Nikolaevsky Engineering Academy. During the First World War, Laas was an officer in the Siberian sapper regiment, and he received six Russian and French medals of honor for bravery. He was the only Estonian member of the Imperial All-Russian Aero Club. During the Estonian War of Independence, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihkel Lepper
Mihkel Lepper (also Mihhail Lepper; 13 March 1900 Warsaw – 2 May 1980 Stockholm) was an Estonian actor. Before 1940 he worked at the film studio Estonia-Film in Tallinn. Filmography * 1924: ''Mineviku varjud'' (feature film; role: Konrad von Eulenberg, knight commander) * 1925: ''Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko'' (feature film; role: Miroštšenko, Soviet Russia commissar) * 1928: '' Herkules Maier'' (German silent film, Reinhold Schünzel Film; role ?) * 1929: ''Dollarid ''Dollarid'' (Dollars) is an Estonian feature film made in 1929. It was directed by Mihkel Lepper, and the screenplay was written by Konstantin Märska. The sets were designed by Elmar Jaanimägi. The film is considered lost. Plot Evi Koit, a ...'' ('Dollars') (comedy film; director) * 1929: '' Jüri Rumm'' (feature film; role: gendarme officer, baron's relative) References 1900 births 1980 deaths Estonian male film actors Estonian male silent film actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salme Peetson
Salme Peetson (April 29, 1885 – August 31, 1967) was an Estonian actress. Early life and education Salme Peetson was born in Narva, Estonia. She was the daughter of Jaan Peetson (1858–1936) and Louise Marie Peetson (née Holm; 1858–1932), who were workers at the Kreenholm Manufacturing Company. She graduated from the Kreenholm factory school in 1899 and initially worked as a weaver and hatmaker. Career Starting in 1900, she appeared in performances by the theater group of the Estonian temperance society . She was an operetta and stage actress at the Estonian Theater from 1909 to 1937, in 1941, and again from 1943 to 1944, and she also sang in the choir. She appeared in two films in 1929. From 1945 to 1959, she was the manager of the Estonia Theater's costume warehouse. Filmography *1929: ''Dollarid'' as the first middle-aged woman *1929: '' Jüri Rumm'' as the baroness from the neighboring manor References External links Salme Peetsonat the Estonian Film Database ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Silber
Elsa Silber (also Ella Silber) was an Estonian silent film actress. Filmography * 1924: ''Mineviku varjud'' as Virve, Olev's daughter * 1925: ''Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko ''Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko'' (The Cheka Commissar Miroshchenko) is an Estonian feature film made in 1925 directed by Paul Sehnert. Nikolai Root was the set designer. In 2012, the film was digitized. Plot In Soviet Russia of the 1920s, th ...'' * 1927: '' Kevade unelm'' as Hilma Aamisep, an upstart's daughter * 1929: '' Jüri Rumm'' as Jüri Rumm's daughter References Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Estonian film actresses Estonian silent film actresses 20th-century Estonian actresses {{Estonia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Märska
Konstantin Märska ( in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 30 August 1951 in Tallinn) was an Estonian cinematographer and film director. Märska is buried at Rahumäe Cemetery in Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and .... Filmography *1924: '' Mineviku varjud'' *1929: '' Dollarid'' *1929: '' Vigased pruudid'' *1929: '' Jüri Rumm'' *1930: '' Kuldämblik'' *1936: ''Pühad Petseris'' *1937: ''Vaated Osmussaarelt'' *1937: ''Nobedate näppude linn'' *1939: ''Isoviha'' *1940: ''Simo Hurtta'' *1948: ''Eesti põlevkivi'' *1949: ''Hülgepüük'' *1950: ''Nõukogude Eesti kalurid'' *1951: ''Rünnak soodele'' References External links * 1896 births 1951 deaths People from Kuressaare People from Kreis Ösel Estonian cinematographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rummu Jüri
Rummu Jüri (born Jüri Rummo; in Kehtna Parish – unknown) was an Estonian itinerant, thief and robber. He has become the archetypical Estonian folk hero, an outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Although most noted for his material egalitarianism, in the stories he also pursues other types of equality and justice. Early life and criminal career Jüri was born in Kehtna Parish as the first child of farm tenant Jaan Rummo and his wife Anne. As a teenager, Jüri was a boarder in Kehtna manor (German: ''Kechtel''), where he studied a little German. He once stole a piece of meat (according to other records, a bottle of wine) from the manor for his sick father, for which the gentleman sentenced him to corporal punishment. Some time later, the Harju County Court sentenced him to 6 months in prison for stealing goods from a Russian itinerant merchant. When he got rid of it, he started robbing the manors. His closest companions on the raids were Mats Salm and Ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voldemar Päts (cinematographer)
Voldemar Päts (born Vladimir Päts; February 15, 1902 – September 1942) was an Estonian cinematographer and actor. Early life and family Voldemar Päts was born Vladimir Päts in Tänassilma, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (now Estonia), the son of the Estonian Orthodox priest (1871–1940) and Ludmilla Päts (née Tšistjakova, 1879–1955). He was the nephew of the Estonian statesman Konstantin Päts (1874–1956), the artist Voldemar Päts (1878–1958), and the geographer (1880–1942). Career In 1931, Päts collaborated with Elmar Jaanimägi to create the first Estonian animated film, ''Kutsu-Juku seiklusi'' (The Adventures of Juku the Dog). During a visit to Estonia by Sweden's Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1932, the head of state Jaan Teemant forbade filming, and Päts was sentenced to two weeks of arrest or a fine of 10 kroons. Päts died in September 1942 and is buried at Alexander Nevsky Cemetery in Tallinn. Filmography *1924: ''Mineviku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Film Database
The Estonian Film Database (, abbreviated EFIS) is an electronic film database launched online in 2012. Its purpose is to thoroughly describe Estonian film heritage, to collect film information about Estonian films, their producers, content, themes, types and genres, directors, actors, and so on, and to make available as much information as possible related to these films and the Estonian film industry. The descriptions of the films are detailed with keywords, which makes it possible to search for information based on various content. The database was made public on December 12, 2012. As of the beginning of 2017, the database contained more than 16,200 full and partial records of films made in Estonia since 1912. The film database was mainly developed in stages between 2011 and 2022 following a specific plan. The Estonian Film Database is compiled by the NGO Eesti Filmi Andmebaas, which was founded at the end of 2007 by , the film producer of the company, and Hagi Šein Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * " Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
