Summary During the Livonian war medieval Tallinn has recently gone under Swedish power. Now troops of Russia march on the town and suddenly epidemic of black plague erupts. Balthasar Russow who works as a priest in Tallinn starts to gather information and write down the chronicle of its time. That causes thick blood and confrontation by noble class whose machinations are going to be publicized. Based on a novel of Estonian classic Jaan Kross. View more details
Directed : Virve Aruoja
Written : Jaan Kross
Stars : Ants Eskola Georg Ots Ants Lauter Raine Loo
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Feb 6, 1970
Countries of origin : Soviet Union Estonia
Language : Estonian
Production companies : Eesti Telefilm
Summary During the Livonian war medieval Tallinn has recently gone under Swedish power. Now troops of Russia march on the town and suddenly epidemic of black plague erupts. Balthasar Russow who works as a priest in Tallinn starts to gather information and write down the chronicle of its time. That causes thick blood and confrontation by noble class whose machinations are going to be publicized. Based on a novel of Estonian classic Jaan Kross. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Feb 6, 1970
Countries of origin : Soviet Union Estonia
Language : Estonian
Production companies : Eesti Telefilm
