| 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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