Jüri Müür (born 7 January 1929,

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

– 17 November 1984) is an

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 Ru ...

n film director, screenwriter and actor. In 1960 he graduated from

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

Filmography

* 1961: ''Ühe küla mehed'' (feature film; director) * 1964: ''

Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan ''Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan'' (''The New Devil of Hellsbottom'', English release title: ''Devil with a False Passport'') is a 1964 Estonian film directed by Grigori Kromanov and Jüri Müür, and based on the 1939 novel of the same name by A. H ...

'' (feature film; director) * 1968: ''Inimesed sõdurisinelis'' (feature film; director) * 1977: ''Reigi õpetaja'' (feature film; director)

References

1929 births 1984 deaths Estonian film directors Estonian screenwriters Estonian male film actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Male actors from Tartu 20th-century screenwriters Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery {{Estonia-bio-stub