Quick Facts
Born:
1928-04-20
Birthplace:
Undla, Estonia
Credits:
13 Total Roles
Arvo Kruusement
Directing
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Biography
Arvo Kruusement (born April 20, 1928) is an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969), Summer (1976), and Fall (1990) The movie Spring has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002. In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.34 million) and in 1971 8,100,000 tickets in Soviet Union.
Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm in 1965–1991.
Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm in 1965–1991.
Known For
The Wild Swans
Chamber Master
My Younger Brother
Matti
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
Self
What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nazis and Blondes
Self
Days of June
Nils
The R Document
Self
Visit of an Old Lady
Claire's Husband
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Nazis and Blondes MOVIE | Self |
| 2006 | Visit of an Old Lady MOVIE | Claire's Husband |
| 1988 | Dance Around the Steam Boiler MOVIE | Self |
| 1987 | The Wild Swans MOVIE | Chamber Master |
| 1987 | In One Hundred Years in May MOVIE | Jaan Tõnisson |
| 1985 | The R Document TV | Self |
| 1980 | Spanish Version MOVIE | Self |
| 1975 | The Red Violin MOVIE | Veski |
| 1967 | What Happened To Andres Lapeteus? MOVIE | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1964 | I Am Bereza MOVIE | Nemetskiy mayor |