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Those Old Love-letters

Those Old Love-letters

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Those Old Love-letters

1992

2h 5m

7.0(6 votes)

Romance

Drama

Music

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.

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Eesti Televisioon

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rain Simmul

Rain Simmul

Raimond

Liis Tappo-Treial

Liis Tappo-Treial

Alice

Ülle Kaljuste

Ülle Kaljuste

Emma

Marika Korolev-Pihelpuu

Marika Korolev-Pihelpuu

Eva

Kärt Tomingas

Kärt Tomingas

Lily

Lii Tedre

Lii Tedre

Mother

Marina Levtova

Marina Levtova

Niina

Jaan Rekkor

Jaan Rekkor

Muna

Tõnu Kilgas

Tõnu Kilgas

Leo

Andres Lepik

Andres Lepik

Ants

Creative team

Directed by: Mati Põldre
Written by: Mati Põldre
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Produced by: Raimund Felt
Karl Levoll

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