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Tyll the Giant (1980) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 15, 1980

Original Title:
Suur Tõll

Alternate Titles:
Big Tyll
Toell the Great
Tyll the Giant
Большой Тылл

Genres:
Animation | Fantasy | War

Production Companies:
Tallinnfilm

Production Countries:
Soviet Union

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 13

Overview from TheMovieDB

Based on an Estonian folk tale about of the gigantic hero, Tõll, who lived on the island of Saaremaa (Oesel) in the Baltic Sea. Though he was king of the island, Tõll often worked as a common farmer, tending to his crops and returning to his loving wife. He was a good king, often quick to anger but always kind and willing to help his fellow man. Tõll's greatest enemy is the god of the underworld who specializes in sly, cowardly mischief. When war comes to the island, Tõll arrives to aid his dying army, but the devil takes advantage of his absence to wreak havoc on Tõll's home.

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Production

Animation:
Riina Kütt
Aarne Vasar
Krista Partti
Eda Kurg
Rein Raidme
Mati Kütt

Art Direction:
Jüri Arrak
Ain Silbaum
Heiki Ernits
Valter Uusberg

Assistant Director:
Sigrun Alaots

Director:
Rein Raamat

Director of Photography:
Janno Põldma

Editor:
Kersti Miilen

Music:
Lepo Sumera

Producer:
Kulno Luht

Script Supervisor:
Silvia Kiik

Writer:
Rein Raamat

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