

Those Old Love-letters
1992-06-06 · 125 min · ★ 7.0
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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- Directors
- Mati Põldre
- Production companies
- Freyja Film, Eesti Televisioon, Eesti Moedisain
- Countries
- Estonia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rain SimmulRaimond
Liis Tappo-TreialAlice
Ülle KaljusteEmma
Marika Korolev-PihelpuuEva
Kärt TomingasLily
Lii TedreMother
Marina LevtovaNiina
Jaan RekkorMuna
Tõnu KilgasLeo
Andres LepikAnts
Vladimir LaptevCaptain
Sulev TeppartNauding
Guido KangurKaarel
Eduard TomanEmma's Attendant (uncredited)
Maria KlenskajaMrs. Muna (uncredited)
Ago RooAndres (uncredited)
Ene JärvisAgnes (uncredited)
Ago-Endrik KergeGeneral (uncredited)
Eve KiviAlice's Mother (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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