Uniform Title |
Miekkailija (Motion picture : 2015) |
Title |
The fencer = Miekkailija. |
Published |
Australia Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2017]. |
©2015 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (94 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround stereo Dolby |
Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. |
"Based on extraordinary true events"--Cover. |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman : PAL164. |
"Based on an extraordinary true story" -- Cover. |
Credits |
Director Klaus Härö ; screenwriter, Ana Heinämaa. |
Performers |
Mart Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere. |
Summary |
Inspired by real-life events, The Fencer takes its cues from the life of legendary fencing master Endel Nelis, who founded a school for young swordsmen in the 1950s that still runs to this day. Endel hides from Stalin's secret police in a remote Estonian village because of his forced service in the German army during World War II. His attempts to keep a low profile as a physical education instructor at a local school come under threat when he uses his love of fencing to develop a rapport with his students and, consequently, raises the ire of the party-loyalist school principal. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 surround / 2.0 stereo, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1. |
Language note |
In Estonian with optional subtitles in English. |
Subjects |
Feature films -- Estonia |
Motion pictures, Estonian |
Foreign language films |
Swordsmen -- Estonia -- Drama |
Intelligence service -- Russia (Federation)Drama |
Fencing -- Estonia -- Drama |
Swordsmen -- Estonia -- Drama |
Genre |
Historical films |
Fiction films |
Feature films |
Other Names |
Härö, Klaus film director. |
Nordberg, Kai film producer. |
Aho, Kaarle film producer. |
Heinämaa, Ana screenwriter. |
Avandi, Märt, 1981- actor. |
Ratasepp, Ursula 1982-, actor. |
Toompere, Hendrik, 1965- actor. |
Series |
Palace Films collection |
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