''Metskannikesed'' (Wild Violets) is a 1980 Estonian action film directed by
Kaljo Kiisk
Kaljo Kiisk (3 December 1925 – 20 September 2007) was a Soviet and Estonian actor, film director, screenwriter and politician. He was best known for his roles as from Spring (1969 film), ''Spring'' (), Summer (1976 film), ''Summer'' (''Suvi'' ...
.
Awards, nominations, participations:
* 1980: Soviet Estonia Film Festival (USSR), first prize to
Tõnu Virve being the best film artist; first prize to
Tõnu Kark
Tõnu Kark (born 4 December 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. His older brother is actor and caricaturist Feliks Kark.
Notable roles
Notable film roles:
* '' Nest of Winds'' (1979)
* '' Metskannikesed'' (1980)
* '' Nukitsamees'' (1981)
* ' ...
, being the best male actor
* 1980:
All-Union Film Festival, best cinematographer:
Jüri Sillart
Jüri Sillart (29 May 1943 Tallinn – 10 September 2011) was an Estonian film operator, director, producer and pedagogue.
In 1970 he graduated from Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. From 1971 to 1994 he worked as an operator-director in Tal ...
Plot
Cast
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Tõnu Kark
Tõnu Kark (born 4 December 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. His older brother is actor and caricaturist Feliks Kark.
Notable roles
Notable film roles:
* '' Nest of Winds'' (1979)
* '' Metskannikesed'' (1980)
* '' Nukitsamees'' (1981)
* ' ...
as Rein
*
Rudolf Allabert as Andres
*
Aarne Üksküla
Aarne Üksküla (21 September 1937 Tallinn – 29 October 2017) was an Estonian film and stage actor and theatre instructor.
In 1961 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department.
Career
* Rakvere Theatre (1961–196 ...
as Juhan
*
Enn Klooren as Kristjan
* Robert Gutman as Kalev
*
Arvo Kukumägi
Arvo Kukumägi (9 August 1958 in Litvina, Setomaa – 16 May 2017) was an Estonian film and theatre actor.
In 1980 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. From 1980 to 1984 he was an actor at the Tallinn Cit ...
as Tõnu
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Sulev Luik
Sulev Luik (16 April 1954 – 29 June 1997) was an Estonian actor.
In 1976 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. 1976-1988 he worked at Noorsooteater and since 1988 at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he played also in ov ...
as Sander
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Jüri Järvet
Jüri Järvet (18 June 19195 July 1995), born Georgi Kuznetsov, was a Soviet Estonian actor.
Biography
Jüri Järvet's birthname was Georgi Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov, and he took the Estonian form in 1938. Järvet's mother was a Russian, while hi ...
as Apothecary Lipp
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Tõnu Mikiver
Tõnu Mikiver (2 August 1943 Loksa – 21 March 2017 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor.
Career
In 1965 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. From 1965 until 1977, he worked at Estonian Youth Theatre and from ...
as Anti
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as Lauri
References
External links
*
Metskannikesed entry in
Estonian Film Database (EFIS)
1980 films
Estonian action films
Estonian-language films
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