Movie: Letters from the Island of the Insane

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kaarel Karm
Kaarel Karm

Martin Puri

Ilmar Tammur
Ilmar Tammur

August Puri

Paul Ruubel
Paul Ruubel

Garibald Sturm

Valdeko Ratassepp
Valdeko Ratassepp

Joosep Saar

Tõnu Aav
Tõnu Aav

Ervin Räim

Peeter Kard
Peeter Kard

Ruudi Aer

Aarne Üksküla
Aarne Üksküla

Writer

Aino Seep
Aino Seep

Martin's Wife

Eili Sild
Eili Sild

Ruudi's Wife

Helend Peep
Helend Peep

Secretary of the Communist Party

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    Martin Puri is an elderly fisherman who is told to retire because of his old age. When a group of people has to be saved from a boat in an autumn storm, Martin understands that one cannot act against the sea but together with it.

  • Release Date

    1967-07-10

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Eesti

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