Those Old Love-letters
Genres
Overview
A film about the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter and singer of the 1930s and 40s, the political changes of his country and his life after the war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1992-06-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Estonian
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.4
Rain Simmul
Raimond
Liis Tappo-Treial
Alice
Ülle Kaljuste
Emma
Marika Korolev-Pihelpuu
Eva
Kärt Tomingas
Lily
Lii Tedre
Mother
Marina Levtova
Niina
Jaan Rekkor
Muna
Tõnu Kilgas
Leo
Andres Lepik
Ants
Vladimir Laptev
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Sulev Teppart
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Guido Kangur
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Eduard Toman
Emma's Attendant (uncredited)
Maria Klenskaja
Mrs. Muna (uncredited)
Ago Roo
Andres (uncredited)
Ene Järvis
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Ago-Endrik Kerge
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Eve Kivi
Alice's Mother (uncredited)
Martin Nurm
Enn (uncredited)
Ada Lundver
Red Cross Official (uncredited)
Hendrik Toompere
Raimond's Friend (uncredited)
Kalju Suur
Photographer (uncredited)
Paul Laasik
Man in the Beer Hall (uncredited)
Leida Rammo
Cleaner (uncredited)
Sulev Luik
Wounded in the Infirmary (uncredited)
Tõnu Raadik
Soldier (uncredited)
Tarmo Männard
Chairman of the Examination Board (uncredited)
Liis Bender
Member of the Examination Board (uncredited)
Raivo Adlas
Member of the Examination Board (uncredited)
Karl Madis
Singer (uncredited)
Aarne Saluveer
Singer (uncredited)
Meelis Punder
Singer (uncredited)
Jaan Karp
Singer (uncredited)
Agu Tammeorg
Singer (uncredited)
Karl Levoll
Photographer in Sweden (uncredited)
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