Suur Tõll (film)

Suur Tõll
Original Estonian poster.
Directed byRein Raamat
Production
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Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryEstonia
LanguageEstonian
BudgetRUR 81,000

Suur Tõll (English: Tyll the Giant) is a Soviet-era Estonian animated movie created by Tallinnfilm in 1980. The film was directed by Rein Raamat,[1] and the main artist was Jüri Arrak.[2]

When it was first made, it was highly praised by other Soviet animation directors. It had a short run within the country, but continued to be sent to international film festivals afterwards.

Story

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The film tells the story of an Estonian mythical god, Suur Tõll (Toell the Great), a giant said to have lived on the Baltic island of Saaremaa.

Trivia

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Clips from the film were used in folk metal band Metsatöll's music video for their song "Vaid Vaprust," from the album Äio.

References

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  1. ^ "Joonisfilmi seemendaja" [Cartoon inseminator]. Postimees (in Estonian). 16 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ "Süsi jälgib aja kulgu" [Charcoal tracks the passage of time]. Postimees (in Estonian). 2 Dec 2011.
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