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Arvo Kruusement
Director

Arvo Kruusement

20 Apr 1928Born
9 Sep 2026Died
98Age at death
21Credits

Biography

Arvo Kruusement (April 20, 1928 – September 9, 2026) was an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; Spring (1969), Summer (1976), and Autumn (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.

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

Filmography

  1. 2006Visit of an Old LadyFilm: Claire's Husband
  2. 1990AutumnFilm: Director
  3. 1988Dance Around the Steam BoilerFilm
  4. 1987The Wild SwansFilm: Chamber Master
  5. 1987In One Hundred Years in MayFilm: Jaan Tõnisson
  6. 1986The GangFilm: Director
  7. 1985The R DocumentSeries (3 episodes)
  8. 1981The Smacking SeaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  9. 1980Spanish VersionFilm
  10. 1979A Woman Heats the SaunaFilm: Director
  11. 1976VõsakuratFilm: Writer
  12. 1976SummerFilm: Director
  13. 1976IndrekFilm: Screenplay
  14. 1975The Red ViolinFilm: Veski
  15. 1973Don Juan in TallinnFilm: Director
  16. 1970SpringFilm: Director
  17. 1967What Happened To Andres Lapeteus?Film: Party Guest (uncredited)
  18. 1964I Am BerezaFilm: Nemetskiy mayor
  19. 1962My Younger BrotherFilm: Matti
  20. 1958Days of JuneFilm: Nils
  21. 1955Yachts at SeaFilm: Juuksur

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